Formation of antireflective nanostructures on melamine and N,N´-di (1-naphthyl)-N,N´-diphenyl benzidine (NPB)

U. Schulz; C. Präfke; P. Munzert; C. Gödeker; N. Kaiser

doi:10.1364/OME.1.000101

Formation of antireflective nanostructures on melamine and N,N´-di (1-naphthyl)-N,N´-diphenyl benzidine (NPB)

U. Schulz, C. Präfke, P. Munzert, C. Gödeker, and N. Kaiser

Optical Materials Express
Vol. 1,
Issue 1,
pp. 101-107
(2011)
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- Original Manuscript: January 26, 2011
- Revised Manuscript: February 16, 2011
- Manuscript Accepted: February 17, 2011
- Published: April 22, 2011

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Abstract

Plasma-etched nanostructures are useful to provide antireflective properties to glass and plastic substrates. Organic compounds were deposited on glass substrates by thermal evaporation and etched by plasma emitted from an ion plasma source. A self-organized formation of surface structures takes place during etching of a layer of 1,3,5-Triazine-2,4,6-triamine (melamine). On the other hand, the surface of N,N´-di(1-naphthyl)-N,N´-diphenyl benzidine (NPB) remained smooth after etching. In this case, the structure formation was initiated by depositing a thin oxide layer on to the organic layer prior to the etching step. For both materials the etching process can be tailored to achieve antireflective properties over a desired wavelength range.

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Sporn, D.

Steiner, U.

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[Crossref] [PubMed]

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Tang, C. W.

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[Crossref]

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J. A. Dobrowolski, D. Poitras, P. Ma, H. Vakil, and M. Acree, “Toward perfect antireflection coatings: numerical investigation,” Appl. Opt. 41(16), 3075–3083 (2002).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

U. Schulz, C. Präfke, C. Gödeker, N. Kaiser, and A. Tünnermann, “Plasma-etched organic layers for antireflection purposes,” Appl. Opt. 50(9), C31–C35 (2011).
[Crossref]

Appl. Phys. Lett. (1)

S. A. Van Slyke, C. H. Chen, and C. W. Tang, “Organic electrolumi- nescent devices with improved stability,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 69(15), 2160–2162 (1996).
[Crossref]

J. Opt. Soc. Am. (1)

M. Minot, “The angular reflectance of single-layer gradient refractive-index films,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. 67(8), 1046–1050 (1977).
[Crossref]

J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A (1)

S. Pongratz and A. Zöller, “Plasma ion assisted deposition: A promising technique for optical coatings,” J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 10(4), 1897–1904 (1992).
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Macromolecules (1)

S. Jahromi and U. Moosheimer, “Oxygen barrier coatings based on supramolecular assembly of melamine,” Macromolecules 33(20), 7582–7587 (2000).
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Fig. 1

Chemical structure and melting temperature of N,N´-di(1-naphthyl)-N,N´-diphenyl benzidine (NPB) and 2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-triazine (melamine).

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Fig. 2

SEM images of 200 nm melamine thin film on glass (a) prior to etching and after etching for (b) 60 s, (c) 160 s and (d) 200 s.

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Fig. 3

Left: detail of FTIR absorbance spectra of melamine measured before and after etching and, right: absorbance values at 3130 cm-1 (band of interacting NH groups [13]) as a function of etch time and the evaluation of the etch rate.

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Fig. 4

Transmission T and total losses (100- R + T) of a 300 nm melamine thin film before etching and after 100s etching (dashed lines) and after 200 s etching (dotted lines). The transmission of the uncoated B270 glass is shown for comparison.

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Fig. 5

Reflectance of etched melamine layers on glass including 30 nm silica top layer (without back side reflectance).The reflectance of the uncoated B270 glass is shown for comparison.

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Fig. 6

SEM images of a 270 nm NPB thin film on glass after coating with 4 nm TiO₂ and etching for (a) 60 s, (b) 180 s, (c) 240 s, and (d) 430 s.

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Fig. 7

Reflectance of etched NPB layers on glass without and with 36 nm silica top layer (without back side reflectance).The reflectance of the uncoated B270 glass is shown for comparison.

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Fig. 8

SEM images of structured melamine (a) and NPB (b) on silicon, viewing angle 45°.

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