I am not trying to planarize the substrate. I want a coat ~ 0.2-0.5
microns of the polymer on the posts of the substrate. Of course, there
would stuff on the recesses, but that's not a concern.

Sandip Agarwal
Senior Scientist

Nano-Terra Inc.
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Cambridge MA 02139
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[mailto:mems-talk-bounces@memsnet.org] On Behalf Of Matthew Walker
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 5:49 PM
To: General MEMS discussion
Subject: Re: [mems-talk] Striations during spin-coating

Sandip Agarwal wrote:
> I am trying to spin-coat a polymer (1% PMMA-butadiene copolymer in
> toluene) on a substrate that has topographical features that are 50x50
> micron posts and 10 microns tall. I observe striations or ripples that
> run from the center of the substrate to the periphery after
> spin-coating. Any solutions? I have tried varying the concentration
and
> dynamic dispensing without any success.
>