IP Library Granted Patent US 10,578,962
Granted Patent B2
US 10,578,962 · App. 15/218,837 · Granted Mar 3, 2020

Self-supporting film, self-supporting structure, method for manufacturing self-supporting film, and pellicle

Inventors: Seitaro Doi (Tokyo, JP); Kenichiro Iwamura (Tokyo, JP); Takuji Namatame (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: ASAHI KASEI E-MATERIALS CORPORATION
G03F1/64G02B1/118G03F1/62Y10T428/24355
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Patent No.
US 10,578,962
App. No.
15/218,837
Granted
Mar 3, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a self-supporting film that has an anti-reflection function independently, so that the self-supporting film exhibits excellent optical characteristics as a result. A self-supporting film has a rugged-structure layer having periodic rugged shapes formed on a surface thereof, with these periodic rugged shapes being formed on at least one surface. The average thickness of the self-supporting film ranges from 0.2 μm to 20.0 μm. The rugged-structure layer has a yield strain of 1% or greater and a tensile elongation of 10% or greater.

Claims (14)

1. A pellicle having comprising:

a frame body;

a pressure-sensitive adhesive agent that is applied onto one end face of the frame body; and

a self-supporting film bonded to the other end face of the frame body,

wherein the self-supporting film has a rugged-structure layer in which periodic rugged shapes are formed on at least one face,

wherein the pellicle has the rugged-structure layer on at least one of an inner surface and an outer surface of the self-supporting film,

wherein an average thickness of the self-supporting film ranges from 0.2 μm to 6.0 μm, and

wherein the rugged-structure layer comprises, as a main component, at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a cellulose acetate propionate and a cellulose propionate.

2. The pellicle according to claim 1 , wherein the rugged-structure layer has a yield strain of 1% or greater and a tensile elongation of 10% or greater.

3. The pellicle according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness variability average of the rugged-structure layer is 100 nm or less.

4. The pellicle according to claim 1 , wherein protrusions in the rugged shapes are disposed at a constant periodic spacing.

5. The pellicle according to claim 1 , wherein the periodic spacing of the protrusions of the rugged shapes is 1.0 μm or less.

6. The pellicle according to claim 1 , wherein a height of the protrusions of the rugged shapes ranges from 0.5 times to 2.0 times the periodic spacing of the rugged shapes.

7. The pellicle according to claim 1 , wherein the shape of the protrusions of the rugged shapes is a polyhedral pyramidal shape, a conical shape, a truncated polyhedral pyramidal shape or a truncated conical shape.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 14, 2023
From: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 065559/0886 →
MERGER Recorded Dec 5, 2022
From: ASAHI KASEI E-MATERIALS CORPORATION
To: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 061976/0632 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2010-092058 · Apr 13, 2010 · national
JP 2010-092459 · Apr 13, 2010 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 13634337
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