Comparison of the transmission behavior of a triazeno-polymer with a theoretical model

Lippert, Thomas; Bennett, L.; Nakamura, Takako; Niino, Hiroyuki; Ouchi, Akihiko; Yabe, Akira

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“…This work shows that the thermal contribution plays an important role in the ablation of very thin triazene films, as discussed previously for thick samples [17,42,43]. However, it is difficult to conclude the ablation mechanism from these experiments.…”

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Influence of thermal diffusion on the laser ablation of thin polymer films

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The laser ablation of a photosensitive triazene polymer was investigated with a ns XeCl excimer laser over a broad range of thicknesses (10-400 nm). We found that the ablation threshold fluence increased dramatically with decreasing film thickness for films thinner than 50 nm. Ablation on substrates with different thermal properties (sapphire, fused silica, PMMA) was investigated as well, and a clear influence of the substrate material was obtained. A mathematical model combining thermal diffusion and absorption effects was used to explain the experimental data. The model is in good agreement with the experimental data and shows that heat diffusion into the substrate plays a crucial role for the ablation process of very thin films.PACS 52.38.Mf; 44.05.+e; 81.05.Lg IntroductionLaser ablation finds a broad range of applications because it allows us to create microstructures by dry etching, deposit material from a target to a substrate, perform analysis of fragments and is also used for some special applications, such as laser plasma thrusters [1,2].Material deposition by laser ablation is a useful tool in the field of materials processing. The pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technique allows us to transfer and produce films of inorganic [3,4] and organic materials [5][6][7][8]. Matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation (MAPLE) can be applied to transfer small molecules from a frozen matrix to a substrate [8,9]. One of the most promising techniques to transfer organic thin films is laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT), which allows us to deposit and pattern materials in the same process [10][11][12][13][14]. It consists of the following steps: a transparent substrate is coated with the material that has to be transferred. This so-called donor substrate is placed in front of a receiver plate and a laser pulse is applied through the donor. The coated material absorbs the laser pulse and is ablatively ejected and deposited on the receiver. This method is appropriate for metal deposition but not for sensitive materials, such as polymers, because these may be damaged by the thermal load and photochemical reactions due to irradiation. A modification of the technique can solve this problem. The principle is the application of a twolayer system: a sacrificial layer acting as an absorber and the transfer material are successively coated on the donor substrate. Upon receiving the laser pulse, the sacrificial layer absorbs the energy, is decomposed into gaseous fragments and provides the thrust for propelling the top layer onto the receiver [15]. Furthermore, the absorbing material protects the top layer from the laser pulse and is specially designed to decompose at low fluences. Among various polymers, triazenebased polymers (TP) show the lowest ablation threshold at 308 nm and are therefore the most promising materials for this application [16][17][18].It has been shown that this sacrificial layer allows us to transfer quantum dots [19], living cells embedded in a matrix [20] and even functional pixels of organic ligh...

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Influence of thermal diffusion on the laser ablation of thin polymer films

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“…4. As expected, a clear dependence of the ablation rate on the laser wavelength with similar ablation thresholds are observed, confirming data observed for previous measurements with other techniques [10]. A clear Arrhenius tail (dashed line in the inset of Fig.…”

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Changes in the etch rate of photosensitive polymers as a function of the pulse number

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The ablation rates of a polyimide and a triazene polymer were studied gravimetrically by a quartz micro balance for 248-nm and 308-nm irradiation. Special care was taken to examine the dependence of the ablation rate at constant fluences for single pulses and the influence of consecutive pulses at the same position. A clear trend was observed in these measurements, i.e., that the mass loss after the first pulse is always different from values for the following pulses. This implies that it is very difficult to determine true ablation rates, which are the foundation of most ablation models. The differences of the mass loss between the first pulse and the following pulses is most probably due to carbonization of the material, resulting in varying ablation rates for the following pulses. The ablation rates are thus not a real material property but a superposition of the material ablation rates with the ablation rates of carbon and carbonized material. UV laser ablation of polymers is the objective of intense experimental and theoretical research due to the potential applications in many fields (chemistry, physics, biology, and electronics) [1,2]. Studies of the laser-induced decomposition or transformation of polymers with single pulses and laser fluences close to the threshold of ablation require very sensitive techniques such as a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). One important question in polymer ablation is related to the ablation mechanisms, i.e., photochemical versus photothermal. The understanding of these mechanisms is important for the design of new materials (e.g., photosensitive polymers) or the optimization of existing industrial processes. Models play an important role in the understannding of these mechanisms. The mass loss during laser ablation is one important parameter for the development of theoretical models that decribe ablation.A mass loss (e.g., by QCM) due to photochemical reactions is expected for photosensitive polymers before a change

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“…The absorption of the incident laser radiation is quantitatively described in the model of the moving interface by Lazare et al [91,131]. In general, lower effective absorption coefficients are obtained compared to the linear absorption coefficients, which suggests that bleaching [68,132] and/or decomposition of the absorbing chromophore takes place during irradiation [133]. The calculated etch rates (Eq.…”

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“…-The ablation rates calculated from mass loss measurements using a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) [63] or mass spectrometry [64] reveal a socalled Arrhenius tail [63] (linear increase of products at low fluences, followed by a much faster increase). -The ablation is accompanied by chemical and/or physical (morphological) modifications of the polymer, e.g., for polyimide with an increase of electrical conductivity [65], change in optical transmission [66][67][68], and composition [69][70][71].…”

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Laser Application of Polymers

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2004

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Laser ablation of polymers has been studied with designed materials to evaluate the mechanism of ablation and the role of photochemically active groups on the ablation process, and to test possible applications of laser ablation and designed polymers. The incorporation of photochemically active groups lowers the threshold of ablation and allows high-quality structuring without contamination and modification of the remaining surface. The decomposition of the active chromophore takes place during the excitation pulse of the laser and gaseous products are ejected with supersonic velocity. Time-of-flight mass spectrometry reveals that a metastable species is among the products, suggesting that excited electronic states are involved in the ablation process. Experiments with a reference material, i.e., polyimide, for which a photothermal ablation mechanism has been suggested, exhibited pronounced differences. These results strongly suggest that, in case of designed polymers which contain photochemically active groups, a photochemical part in the ablation mechanism cannot be neglected. Various potential applications for laser ablation and the special photopolymers were evaluated and it became clear that the potential of laser ablation and specially designed material is in the field of microstructuring. Laser ablation can be used to fabricate three-dimensional elements, e.g., microoptical elements.Keywords Laser ablation · Ablation mechanism · Photopolymers · Polyimide · Spectroscopy This was not always true, of course. For many years, the laser was viewed as "an answer in search of a question". That is, it was seen as an elegant device, but one with no real useful application outside of fundamental scientific research. In the last two to three decades however, numerous laser applications have moved from the laboratory to the industrial workplace or the commercial market. Lasers are unique energy sources characterized by their spectral purity, spatial and temporal coherence, and high average peak intensity. Each of these characteristics has led to applications that take advantage of these qualities: -Spatial coherence: e.g., remote sensing, range finding and many holographic techniques. -Spectral purity: e.g., atmospheric monitoring based on high-resolution spectroscopies. -and of course the many other applications in communication and storage, e.g., CDs.All of these high-tech applications have come to define everyday life in the late twentieth century. One property of lasers, however, that of high intensity, did not immediately lead to "delicate" applications but rather to those requiring "brute force". That is, the laser was used in applications for removing material or heating. The first realistic applications involved cutting, drilling, and welding, and the laser was little more advanced than a saw, a drill, or a torch. In a humorous vein A.L. Schawlow proposed and demonstrated the first "laser eraser" in 1965 [4], using the different absorptivities of paper and ink to remove the ink without damaging the und...

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Comparison of the transmission behavior of a triazeno-polymer with a theoretical model

Cited by 36 publications

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Influence of thermal diffusion on the laser ablation of thin polymer films

Influence of thermal diffusion on the laser ablation of thin polymer films

Changes in the etch rate of photosensitive polymers as a function of the pulse number

Laser Application of Polymers

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