Effect of substrate curvature on thickness distribution of polydimethylsiloxane thin film in spin coating process*

Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51605079 and 51475076), the Science Fund for Creative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51621064), and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant No. 2016M591424).

Yan Ying, Zhou Ping, Zhang Shang-Xiong, Guo Xiao-Guang, Guo Dong-Ming
       

(color online) (a) Schematic diagram of process of spin coating on convex substrate and curing on convex substrate. (b) Schematic diagram of process of spin coating on concave substrate and curing on convex substrate.