Advanced Materials · 2004 · 255 citations · 36 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceNanotechnologyPolymer ChemistryThin FilmsPolymer InterfacesPolymer PhysicsPolymer StructurePolymer Thin FilmsPolymeric NanomaterialsThin Film LithographyBlock Copolymer InterfacesBlock Copolymer MorphologyBlock Copolymer Thin FilmsInterfacial Energy AnisotropyInterfacial Free EnergyNanostructured Polymer FilmsPatterning Of Polymer Thin FilmsPolymer Thin Film Interfaces
Epitaxial assembly of block-copolymer films (see Figure) onto chemically nanopatterned substrates results in arrays of nanoscopic domains that are defect-free, oriented, and registered with the underlying substrate. The range of dimensions of features (or periodicity of structures) that can be patterned with perfection and registration strongly depends on the interfacial energy between the substrate and the polymer film.
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Controlling Polymer-Surface Interactions with Random Copolymer Brushes
P. Mansky, Y. Liu, E. Huang et al. · Science · 1997 · 1.3K citations