Improved Mechanical Properties of Chemically Amplified, Positive Tone, Polynorbornene Dielectric

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Schwartz, Jared M.
Sutlief, Alexandra E.
Mueller, Brennen K.
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School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
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The mechanical properties of an aqueous developed, chemically amplified, polynorbornene-based permanent dielectric have been investigated. The previously reported hexafluoroisopropanol norbornene and tert-butyl ester norbornene copolymer has been modified via two routes to improve the mechanical properties of the polymer and enable thick-film deposition. First, a third monomer, butyl norbornene (ButylNB) was added to the polymer backbone. The inclusion of 24 mol% ButylNB lowered the elastic modulus from 2.64 to 2.35 GPa and raised the dielectric constant from 2.78 to 3.48. The second approach added a lowmolecular weight, plasticizing additive in the copolymer formulation. Many additives were immiscible with the resin or did not affect the mechanical properties. Trimethyololpropane ethoxylate (TMPEO) was found to be a miscible additive that improved mechanical properties and could participate in crosslinking the final dielectric material. TMPEO interacted with the PAG, lowering its decomposition temperature. An optimal formulation and processing scheme were determined. A formulation with 10 pphr TMPEO was measured to have a dielectric constant of 2.94, an elastic modulus of 1.95 GPa, a sensitivity at 365 nm of 175 mJ/cm2, and a contrast of 4.36.
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2014-12
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