Patent ID: 7906060

Claim:
An imprint lithography method of forming a layer of polymerized material on a substrate, the method comprising: depositing a polymerizable material on the substrate; wherein the polymerizable material comprises: a silicon-containing (bis)vinyl ether component; and an initiator component capable of forming an acid in response to actinic radiation; contacting the polymerizable material with a surface of an imprint lithography mold, such that the polymerizable material substantially conforms to the surface of the imprint lithography mold and forms a layer of polymerizable material between the substrate and the surface of the imprint lithography mold; applying actinic radiation to the polymerizable material to initiate polymerization of the polymerizable material; separating the imprint lithography mold from the polymerizable material before polymerization of the polymerizable material is complete, wherein separating the imprint lithography mold from the incompletely polymerized material comprises exposing a surface of the incompletely polymerized material to air; and then, with the surface of the incompletely polymerized material exposed to air, further polymerizing the incompletely polymerized material to form a solidified layer of completely polymerized material on the substrate.