Abstract
Patterning of positive photoresist, coated on glass, with micro-holes via maskless photolithography was the subject of this
study. The successful formation of micro-holes with controllable physical parameters on the homogenous photoresist was
confirmed by optical microscope and profilometer measurements. Mainly, the effect of modulation and velocity of the laser
on the spacing and diameter of micro-holes has been investigated. The comparison of the spacing-to-diameter (s/d) ratio
calculated from the pattern with the smallest diameter and highest spacing to the one with the highest diameter and
smallest spacing gives the result of 18-fold. For the pattern with the s/d ratio obtained by the lowest modulation and highest
velocity, the circular shaped and well-defined micro-holes with 500 nm thickness, 10 µm diameter and varying spacing from
15 (bottom) to 30 µm (top) could be obtained successfully.
Keywords
Maskless photolithography, Positive photoresist, Patterning, Micro-holes, UV-laser.
Citation
F. KELEŞ, F. GÜÇLÜER, Patterning of photoresist by micro-holes with controllable physical dimensions via maskless photolithography, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 17, 5-6, May-June 2023, pp.214-218 (2023).
Submitted at: Dec. 5, 2022
Accepted at: June 6, 2023