SubsidieMeestersREusable MAsk Patterning
REMAP aims to revolutionize surface patterning by using reusable magnetic masks for high-throughput, eco-friendly manufacturing in advanced technologies like photovoltaics and biotechnology.
Projectdetails
Introduction
Surface patterning is crucial for the progress of key enabling technologies (KETs) such as advanced manufacturing, microelectronics, nano/biotechnology, and photonics. The current paradigm in surface patterning is optical projection lithography (OPL), a paradigm designed for high resolution.
Challenges with Current Technologies
However, emerging green technologies like micropatterned photovoltaics (PV) require high-quality patterning at scale/throughput that is hardly attainable by OPL economically and sustainably. Importantly, half-pitch resolutions on the tens of m-scale are totally acceptable for such applications, which does not justify the use of high-end OPL.
In these cases, OPL is unsuited because it relies on disposable masks with extremely high embodied energy. While the key asset of OPL is the mask, it is the component that currently makes it low-throughput and energy/material inefficient.
Limitations of Maskless Strategies
Extensive efforts have been directed to develop maskless strategies, but most fall short when it comes to throughput and design flexibility.
REMAP: A New Approach
REMAP envisions a radically new and green surface patterning technique based on the spontaneous formation of reusable magnetic masks. Such masks are possible using fully adjustable and reversible interactions of "magnetorheological electrolytes" (MRE) on a substrate and microstructured magnetic fields generated by a permanent array of electromagnets below the substrate.
Functionality of REMAP
By selectively activating each micro-electromagnet, it is possible to modulate the intensity and shape of the magnetic field (hence the mask) over space and time. This way, REMAP enables high-throughput area-selective additive and subtractive patterning on a surface at room temperature and pressure.
Future Applications
Furthermore, the newly devised MREs and the tuneable magnetic array developed within REMAP will pave the way to a plethora of future applications, including:
- Lab-on-a-chip biomedicine
- NMR analysis
- Smart fluids for robotic space exploration
Financiële details & Tijdlijn
Financiële details
| Subsidiebedrag | € 3.925.043 |
| Totale projectbegroting | € 3.925.043 |
Tijdlijn
| Startdatum | 1-3-2022 |
| Einddatum | 28-2-2026 |
| Subsidiejaar | 2022 |
Partners & Locaties
Projectpartners
- UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI GENOVApenvoerder
- CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS
- INTERNATIONAL IBERIAN NANOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
- "NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ""DEMOKRITOS"""
- SOLVIONIC
- UNIVERSITE DU LUXEMBOURG
- RINA CONSULTING SPA
- UNIVERSITE COTE D'AZUR
Land(en)
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