Patent ID: 7371331
Filing Date: 2008-05-13
Classification: B81C,B82Y,G03F

Abstract:
1. A method of creating a patterned monolayer on a substrate, comprising; preparing organic molecules having head groups and tail groups; applying the organic molecules to an aligning surface consisting of a planar surface; allowing the organic molecules to self assemble, where the head groups pair with other head groups and the tail groups pair with other tail groups to form parallel rows in a plane parallel with the planar surface of the aligning surface; contacting the aligning surface having the self assembled organic molecules with a substrate surface, where one end of each organic molecule becomes an anchor end attracted to the substrate surface and a portion beyond the anchor end is attracted to the aligning surface; and separating the aligning surface from the substrate surface, where the portion beyond the anchor end transitions to extend generally along a direction that is perpendicular to the substrate surface and the anchor end is anchored to the substrate surface to create a space between each pair of anchor ends.