Advanced Materials · 1999 · 217 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceNanomaterialsNanotechnologyPolymer ChemistryNanocompositesNanomaterials SynthesisNanoparticle SynthesisPolymeric NanomaterialsSelf-assembly Of NanomaterialsThin Film LithographyBlock Copolymer MicellesBlock Copolymer MorphologyBlock Copolymer Self-assemblyColloidal LithographyMicellar Self-assemblyMicellesMicellizationOrganic-inorganic Hybrid Materials
A approach to nanolithography based on the self-assembly and formation of mono-micellar films of a diblock-copolymer is reported. The Figure shows the formation of islands using an inorganically modified micellar mask. Au3+ in the micelles leads to islands while the formation of a Au-nanoparticle in each single micelle results in holes, owing to an inversion of the etching rate.