Novel high refractive index positive-tone photosensitive polyimide for microlens of image sensors

High Performance Polymers

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 66-73

  Tomikawa, Masao ^a   Suwa, Mitsuhito ^a   Niwa, Hiroyuki ^a   Minamihashi, Katsuya ^a  

^a Electronic and Imaging Materials Research Laboratories   (Japan)

Author keywords

high refractive index nanoparticles; Positive tone photosensitive polyimide; surface treatment; UV absorbent

Indexed keywords

HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX; HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX NANOPARTICLES; MICRO-LENS; NAPHTHOQUINONE; PATTERN PROFILE; PHOTO-SENSITIVE POLYIMIDE; PHOTOACTIVE COMPOUNDS; POSITIVE-TONE; SURFACE-MODIFIED; THERMAL CURING; THERMAL STABILITY; TRANSPARENT POLYIMIDES; UV ABSORBENTS; WEIGHT LOSS TEMPERATURES;

ABSORPTION; KETONES; LIGHT REFRACTION; LIGHT SENSITIVE MATERIALS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; POLYIMIDES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; SURFACE TREATMENT;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 79953311534     PISSN: 09540083     EISSN: 13616412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954008310386127     Document Type: Article

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