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Pattern forming method

Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1985-02-15
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Granted: 1986-05-06
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Expires: 2005-02-15
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Abstract

Abstract A pattern of a monomolecular film or a monomolecular built-up film is formed on a base through the steps of providing a lift-off layer on a base on which a monomolecular film or a monomolecular built-up film is to be deposited, depositing the monomolecular film or the monomolecular built-up film on the base and the lift-off layer, and removing the lift-off layer from the base.

Inventors

  • 👤 Yutaka Hirai
  • 👤 Yoshinori Tomida
  • 👤 Hiroshi Matsuda
  • 👤 Yukuo Nishimura

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
B; B05; B05D; B05D1/00; B05D1/18; B05D1/20; B05D1/202; B82; B82Y; B82Y30/00; B82Y40/00; H; H10; H10F; H10F19/00; H10F19/30; H10F19/31; H10K; H10K71/00; H10K71/20; H10K71/221; H10K85/00; H10K85/701; H10P; H10P76/00; H10P76/20; H10P76/202; H10K85/60; H10K85/649; H10K85/652; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/50; Y02E10/549

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 70 words
A pattern forming method, wherein a pattern of a monomolecular film or a monomolecular built-up film is formed on a base through the steps of providing a lift-off layer on a base on which a monomolecular film or a monomolecular built-up film is to be deposited, depositing the monomolecular film or the monomolecular built-up film on the base and the lift-off layer, and removing the lift-off layer from the base.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 70 words
A pattern forming method, wherein a pattern of a monomolecular film or a monomolecular built-up film is formed on a base through the steps of providing a lift-off layer on a base on which a monomolecular film or a monomolecular built-up film is to be deposited, depositing the monomolecular film or the monomolecular built-up film on the base and the lift-off layer, and removing the lift-off layer from the base.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 72 words
A pattern forming method according to claim 1, wherein said base comprises an inorganic substrate comprised of glass or SiO 2 , or an organic substrate comprised of polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate or polyimide, or a substrate comprised of a metal of Al, Ta, W, In or Cu, or an alloy thereof, on which one of a vapor deposition metal film, a conductive oxide glass and a molecular amorphous semiconductor film is provided.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 35 words
A pattern forming method according to claim 1, wherein said lift-off layer is comprised of a material selected from the group consisting of Al, Mo, Si, Ge, A1 2 O 3 and SiO 2 .
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 29 words
A pattern forming method according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of said lift-off layer is 5-10 times the thickness of said monomolecular film or said monomolecular built-up film.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 22 words
A pattern forming method according to claim 1, wherein said lift-off layer is removed from said base by etching with an etchant.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 41 words
A pattern forming method according to claim 5, wherein said etchant is an aqueous solution of the acid selected from the group consisting of hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, hydrofluoric acid and a mixture of nitric acid and hydrofluoric acid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 27 words
A pattern forming method according to claim 1, wherein said lift-off layer is formed by a vapor deposition method, a sputtering method or a plasma CVD method.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 22 words
A pattern forming method according to claim 1, wherein said monomolecular film or said monomolecular built-up film is formed by Langmuir-Blodgett method.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 25 words
A pattern forming method according to claim 1, wherein said monomolecular film or said monomolecular built-up film comprises a merocyanine derivative or a diacetylene derivative.

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