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Improvement of Conductive Micro-pattern Fabrication using a LIFT Process

레이저 직접묘화법을 이용한 미세패턴 전도성 향상에 관한 연구

  • Lee, Bong-Gu (Division of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University College)
  • 이봉구 (영남이공대학교 기계계열)
  • Received : 2017.01.20
  • Accepted : 2017.05.12
  • Published : 2017.05.31

Abstract

In this paper, the conductivity of the fine pattern is improved in the insulating substrate by laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT) process. The high laser beam energy generated in conventional laser induced deposition processes induces problems such as low deposition density and oxidation of micro-patterns. These problems were improved by using a polymer coating layer for improved deposition accuracy and conductivity. Chromium and copper were used to deposit micro-patterns on silicon wafers. A multi-pulse laser beam was irradiated on a metal thin film to form a seed layer on an insulating substrate(SiO2) and electroless plating was applied on the seed layer to form a micro-pattern and structure. Irradiating the laser beam with multiple scanning method revealed that the energy of the laser beam improved the deposition density and the surface quality of the deposition layer and that the electric conductivity can be used as the microelectrode pattern. Measuring the resistivity after depositing the microelectrode by using the laser direct drawing method and electroless plating indicated that the resistivity of the microelectrode pattern was $6.4{\Omega}$, the resistance after plating was $2.6{\Omega}$, and the surface texture of the microelectrode pattern was uniformly deposited. Because the surface texture was uniform and densely deposited, the electrical conductivity was improved about three fold.

본 논문에서는 레이저 유도증착 공정을 사용하여 절연기판위에 미세패턴의 전도성 향상시켰다. 기존의 레이저 유도증착의 공정에서 발생하는 높은 레이저빔 에너지로 인하여, 미세패턴의 낮은 증착밀도, 산화와 같은 문제점이 있다. 이러한 문제점을 폴리머 코팅층을 사용하여 증착정밀도와 전도성 향상하였다. 실리콘 웨이퍼 위에 미세패턴 증착을 위해서 크롬, 구리를 사용하였다. 본 연구에서는 다중펄스 방식의 레이저 빔을 금속박막에 조사하여 절연기판(insulating substrate: $SiO_2$) 위에 시드 층을 형성하고, 형성된 시드 층위에 무전해 도금을 적용하여 미세패턴 및 구조물을 제작하는 복합공정기술을 개발하였다. 레이저빔의 다중 스캔방식으로 조사함으로서 레이저빔의 에너지가 증착 층의 증착밀도와 표면품위를 향상시키고, 미세전극 패턴으로 사용가능한 전기 전도성을 갖게 되었음 알 수 있었다. 레이저 직접묘화법과 무전해 도금을 적용한 복합공정을 이용하여 미세전극을 증착 한 후 비저항을 측정한 결과 도금 전 저항이 $6.4{\Omega}$, 도금 후의 저항이 $2.6{\Omega}$으로 미세전극 패턴의 표면조직이 균일하고 증착되었다. 표면조직이 균일하고 치밀하게 증착되었기 때문에 전기 전도도가 약 3배정도 향상되었다.

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