Patent ID: 7780431

Claim:
A nanoimprint mold, comprising: a substrate; at least one substantially non-transferable feature defined on a portion of the substrate; and at least one transferable feature defined on an other portion of the substrate, wherein the at least one transferable feature is formed of at least one of silicon, silicon dioxide, silicon nitride, α-silicon, silicon carbide, metals, diamond, CaF 2 , or combinations thereof; and wherein the at least one substantially non-transferable feature is formed of at least one of chromium, silicon nitride, silicon, platinum, gold, aluminum, tungsten, or combinations thereof; wherein both the at least one substantially non-transferable feature and the at least one transferable feature are permanent, imprintable structural components of the nanoimprint mold; and wherein the at least one transferable feature has a height ranging from about 20 nm to about 1000 nm, and wherein a height of the at least one substantially non-transferable feature is less than about 20% of the height of the at least one transferable feature.