Design and analysis of high-speed continuous micro-contact printing
Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2008.
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| author | Shen, Xiao, M. Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| author2 | David E. Hardt. |
| author_facet | David E. Hardt. Shen, Xiao, M. Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/465432019-04-12T10:03:01Z Design and analysis of high-speed continuous micro-contact printing High-speed continuous micro-contact printing Shen, Xiao, M. Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology David E. Hardt. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 94-95). Micro-contact printing ([mu]CP) is a technology that prints directly off a patterned elastomeric stamp by transferring only a molecular monolayer of ink to a surface, providing a low-cost, high resolution and widely applicable method of nano-scale patterning. Roll to roll is recognized as one of the most promising models for high volume micro-contact printing since it offers advantages such as high throughput, convenient material handling and conformal contact propagation. We have designed and built a tool to study the behavior of micro-contact printing in a roll to roll paradigm, with the three fold objective of printing at high speeds, over large areas and obtaining good quality. A speed of as high as 400 feet/min was achieved with good printing quality. This thesis provides details of this roll to roll high speed micro-contact printing technique from mechanical design to system control to final experiment result analysis, with a concentration in system control. We were also able to keep the distortions to as low as 28 microns over an area of 5.8"x5" and maintain dimensional distribution within 1 micron. A proof-of-concept continuous etching tool was also built to match the speed of the print tool. by Xiao Shen. M.Eng. 2009-08-26T16:46:17Z 2009-08-26T16:46:17Z 2008 2008 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/46543 418043588 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 118 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Shen, Xiao, M. Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Design and analysis of high-speed continuous micro-contact printing |
| title | Design and analysis of high-speed continuous micro-contact printing |
| title_full | Design and analysis of high-speed continuous micro-contact printing |
| title_fullStr | Design and analysis of high-speed continuous micro-contact printing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design and analysis of high-speed continuous micro-contact printing |
| title_short | Design and analysis of high-speed continuous micro-contact printing |
| title_sort | design and analysis of high speed continuous micro contact printing |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/46543 |
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