TY - JOUR
T1 - Construction of injection mold with MEMS RTD sensor and MEMS heater for micro/nano molding process
AU - Kim, Youngmin
AU - Choi, Yong
AU - Kim, Young Joo
AU - Kang, Shinill
PY - 2005/5
Y1 - 2005/5
N2 - It is a very critical process to control the temperature of stamper surface in the micro/nano molding. During the filling stage, the polymer melt in the vicinity of the stamper surfaces rapidly solidifies and the solidified layer greatly deteriorates the transcribability and fluidity of polymer melt. To improve the transcribability and fluidity of polymer melt, stamper surface temperature should be controlled such that the growth of the solidified layer is delayed during the filling stage. In this study, an injection mold was prepared with microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) resistance temperature detector (RTD) sensor and MEMS heater to increase the stamper surface temperature over the glass transition temperature during the filling stage. We could control the stamper surface temperature up to 100°C within a few seconds using the fabricated MEMS heater. Finally, the high density optical disc substrates were replicated using the injection mold with MEMS heater and MEMS sensor.
AB - It is a very critical process to control the temperature of stamper surface in the micro/nano molding. During the filling stage, the polymer melt in the vicinity of the stamper surfaces rapidly solidifies and the solidified layer greatly deteriorates the transcribability and fluidity of polymer melt. To improve the transcribability and fluidity of polymer melt, stamper surface temperature should be controlled such that the growth of the solidified layer is delayed during the filling stage. In this study, an injection mold was prepared with microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) resistance temperature detector (RTD) sensor and MEMS heater to increase the stamper surface temperature over the glass transition temperature during the filling stage. We could control the stamper surface temperature up to 100°C within a few seconds using the fabricated MEMS heater. Finally, the high density optical disc substrates were replicated using the injection mold with MEMS heater and MEMS sensor.
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U2 - 10.1143/JJAP.44.3591
DO - 10.1143/JJAP.44.3591
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:23144461755
VL - 44
SP - 3591
EP - 3595
JO - Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
JF - Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
SN - 0021-4922
IS - 5 B
ER -