Fabrication of antireflection nanostructures by hybrid nano-patterning lithography

Antireflection (AR) nanostructures are fabricated on a glass substrate using hybrid nano-patterning lithography (H-NPL) consisting of nanosphere lithography (NSL) and UV-nanoimprint lithography (UV-NIL). The shape and diameter of the AR nanostructures were controlled by fabricating Si masters with different RIE conditions. The shapes of the AR nanostructures were a pillar-type and a corn-type. The diameters of the AR nanostructures were about 350 and 250 nm, respectively. AR nanostructures were successfully nanoimprinted on glass in accordance with Si master prepared by NSL. The pillar-type AR nanostructure with diameter of 350 nm exhibited the transmittance of over 98% in the wavelength range from 1100 to 2200 nm. From the results, the fabricated AR nanostructures demonstrate the possibility to improve the efficiency of optoelectronic devices such as a photo-detector and an IR-LED.