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Striations during spin-coating
2007-10-24
Sandip Agarwal
2007-10-24
Matthew Walker
2007-10-24
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Striations during spin-coating
Matthew Walker
2007-10-24
Sandip Agarwal wrote:
> I am trying to spin-coat a polymer (1% PMMA-butadiene copolymer in
> toluene) on a substrate that has topographical features that are 50x50
> micron posts and 10 microns tall. I observe striations or ripples that
> run from the center of the substrate to the periphery after
> spin-coating. Any solutions? I have tried varying the concentration and
> dynamic dispensing without any success.
>
Hmmm comets.
I guess you are trying to planarise the substrate so you are looking for
~10um of polymer?  have you thought about doing it it in 2 spins? with a
softbake?

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