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Bae S, Noack MM, Yager KG. Surface enrichment dictates block copolymer orientation. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:6901-6912. [PMID: 36876525 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr00095h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Orientation of block copolymer (BCP) morphology in thin films is critical to applications as nanostructured coatings. Despite being well-studied, the ability to control BCP orientation across all possible block constituents remains challenging. Here, we deploy coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations to study diblock copolymer ordering in thin films, focusing on chain makeup, substrate surface energy, and surface tension disparity between the two constituent blocks. We explore the multi-dimensional parameter space of ordering using a machine-learning approach, where an autonomous loop using a Gaussian process (GP) control algorithm iteratively selects high-value simulations to compute. The GP kernel was engineered to capture known symmetries. The trained GP model serves as both a complete map of system response, and a robust means of extracting material knowledge. We demonstrate that the vertical orientation of BCP phases depends on several counter-balancing energetic contributions, including entropic and enthalpic material enrichment at interfaces, distortion of morphological objects through the film depth, and of course interfacial energies. BCP lamellae are found more resistant to these effects, and thus more robustly form vertical orientations across a broad range of conditions; while BCP cylinders are found to be highly sensitive to surface tension disparity.
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- Suwon Bae
- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA.
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- The Center for Advanced Mathematics for Energy Research Applications, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA.
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Hung CJ, Panda AS, Lee YC, Liu SY, Lin JW, Wang HF, Avgeropoulos A, Tseng FG, Chen FR, Ho RM. Direct Visualization of the Self-Alignment Process for Nanostructured Block Copolymer Thin Films by Transmission Electron Microscopy. ACS Macro Lett 2023; 12:570-576. [PMID: 37053545 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.3c00098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/15/2023]
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Herein, this work aims to directly visualize the morphological evolution of the controlled self-assembly of star-block polystyrene-block-polydimethylsiloxane (PS-b-PDMS) thin films via in situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) observations. With an environmental chip, possessing a built-in metal wire-based microheater fabricated by the microelectromechanical system (MEMS) technique, in situ TEM observations can be conducted under low-dose conditions to investigate the development of film-spanning perpendicular cylinders in the block copolymer (BCP) thin films via a self-alignment process. Owing to the free-standing condition, a symmetric condition of the BCP thin films can be formed for thermal annealing under vacuum with neutral air surface, whereas an asymmetric condition can be formed by an air plasma treatment on one side of the thin film that creates an end-capped neutral layer. A systematic comparison of the time-resolved self-alignment process in the symmetric and asymmetric conditions can be carried out, giving comprehensive insights for the self-alignment process via the nucleation and growth mechanism.
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- Chen-Jung Hung
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
- Department of Engineering and System Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Engineering and System Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
- Department of Electron Microscopy Development and Application, Material and Chemical Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering, University of Ioannina, University Campus, Ioannina 45110, Greece
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- Department of Engineering and System Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Engineering and System Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, 518057, Hong Kong
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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Nowak SR, Tiwale N, Doerk GS, Nam CY, Black CT, Yager KG. Responsive blends of block copolymers stabilize the hexagonally perforated lamellae morphology. SOFT MATTER 2023; 19:2594-2604. [PMID: 36947412 DOI: 10.1039/d3sm00142c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Blends of block copolymers can form phases and exhibit features distinct from the constituent materials. We study thin film blends of cylinder-forming and lamellar-forming block copolymers across a range of substrate surface energies. Blend materials are responsive to interfacial energy, allowing selection of pure or coexisting phases based on surface chemistry. Blending stabilizes certain motifs that are typically metastable, and can be used to generate pure hexagonally perforated lamellar thin films across a range of film thicknesses and surface energies. This tolerant behavior is ascribed to the ability of blend materials to redistribute chains to stabilize otherwise high-energy defect structures. The blend responsiveness allows the morphology to be spatially defined through multi-tone chemical surface patterns.
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- Samantha R Nowak
- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA.
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA.
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA.
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA.
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA.
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA.
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Panda AS, Lee YC, Shastry T, Manesi GM, Avgeropoulos A, Ho RM. Controlled Orientation of Silicon-Containing Diblock Copolymer Thin Films by Substrate Functionalization Under Vacuum. Macromolecules 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c01765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Aum Sagar Panda
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering, University of Ioannina, University Campus, Ioannina45110, Greece
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering, University of Ioannina, University Campus, Ioannina45110, Greece
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu30013, Taiwan
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Jacobberger RM, Thapar V, Wu GP, Chang TH, Saraswat V, Way AJ, Jinkins KR, Ma Z, Nealey PF, Hur SM, Xiong S, Arnold MS. Boundary-directed epitaxy of block copolymers. Nat Commun 2020; 11:4151. [PMID: 32814775 PMCID: PMC7438520 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17938-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Directed self-assembly of block copolymers (BCPs) enables nanofabrication at sub-10 nm dimensions, beyond the resolution of conventional lithography. However, directing the position, orientation, and long-range lateral order of BCP domains to produce technologically-useful patterns is a challenge. Here, we present a promising approach to direct assembly using spatial boundaries between planar, low-resolution regions on a surface with different composition. Pairs of boundaries are formed at the edges of isolated stripes on a background substrate. Vertical lamellae nucleate at and are pinned by chemical contrast at each stripe/substrate boundary, align parallel to boundaries, selectively propagate from boundaries into stripe interiors (whereas horizontal lamellae form on the background), and register to wide stripes to multiply the feature density. Ordered BCP line arrays with half-pitch of 6.4 nm are demonstrated on stripes >80 nm wide. Boundary-directed epitaxy provides an attractive path towards assembling, creating, and lithographically defining materials on sub-10 nm scales.
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- Robert M Jacobberger
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, South Korea
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, and Key Laboratory of Adsorption and Separation Materials and Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
- Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
- Department of Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, South Korea.
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
- School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA.
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Basutkar MN, Majewski PW, Doerk GS, Toth K, Osuji CO, Karim A, Yager KG. Aligned Morphologies in Near-Edge Regions of Block Copolymer Thin Films. Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Monali N. Basutkar
- Department of Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, United States
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
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- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204, United States
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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Mu D, Li JQ, Cong XS, Mi YW, Zhang H. Solvent Effect on the Self-Assembly of a Thin Film Consisting of Y-Shaped Copolymer. Polymers (Basel) 2019; 11:polym11020261. [PMID: 30960246 PMCID: PMC6419031 DOI: 10.3390/polym11020261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2019] [Revised: 01/30/2019] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The self-assembly of an amphiphilic Y-shaped copolymer consisting of two hydrophilic branches and one hydrophobic branch in a thin film is investigated under different conditions by virtue of mesoscopic computer modelling, accompanied by doping with a single solvent, doping with a binary solvent, and those solvent environments together with the introduction of confinement defined by various acting distances and influencing regions. A cylindrical micellar structure is maintained, as it is in the thin film with the doping of either 10% hydrophobic solvent or 10% hydrophilic solvent, whose structure consists of the hydrophobic core and hydrophilic shell. Attributed to the hydrophobicity/hydrophilia nature of the solvents, different solvents play an obvious role on the self-assembled structure, i.e., the hydrophobic solvent presents as a swelling effect, conversely, the hydrophilic solvent presents as a shrinking effect. Further, the synergistic effect of the binary solvents on the self-assembly produces the lowest values in both the average volumetric size and free energy density when the quantity of hydrophobic solvent and hydrophilic solvent is equivalent. Interestingly, the solvent effect becomes more pronounced under the existent of a confinement. When a lateral-oriented confinement is introduced, a periodically fluctuating change in the cylindrical size occurs in two near-wall regions, but the further addition of either hydrophobic or hydrophilic solvent can effectively eliminate such resulting hierarchical-sized cylinders and generate uniform small-sized cylinders. However, with the introduction of a horizontal-orientated confinement, the copolymers self-assemble into the spherical micellar structure. Moreover, the further addition of hydrophobic solvent leads to a decrease in the average size of micelles via coalescence mechanism, in contrast, the further addition of hydrophilic solvent causes an increase in the average size of micelles via splitting mechanism. These findings enrich our knowledge of the potential for the solvent effect on the self-assembly of amphiphilic copolymer system, and then provide theoretical supports on improving and regulating the mesoscopic structure of nanomaterials.
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- Dan Mu
- College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Zaozhuang University, Zaozhuang 277160, China.
- Advanced Photonics Center, Southeast University, 2# Sipailou, Nanjing 210096, China.
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- Opto-Electronic Engineering College, Zaozhuang University, Zaozhuang 277160, China.
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- College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Zaozhuang University, Zaozhuang 277160, China.
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- College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Zaozhuang University, Zaozhuang 277160, China.
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- College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Zaozhuang University, Zaozhuang 277160, China.
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Leuschel B, Gwiazda A, Heni W, Diot F, Yu SY, Bidaud C, Vonna L, Ponche A, Haidara H, Soppera O. Deep-UV photoinduced chemical patterning at the micro- and nanoscale for directed self-assembly. Sci Rep 2018; 8:10444. [PMID: 29992969 PMCID: PMC6041335 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-28196-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Deep-UV (DUV) laser patterning has been widely used in recent years for micro- and nanopatterning, taking advantage of the specific properties of irradiation with high-energy photons. In this paper, we show the usefulness of DUV laser patterning for preparing surfaces with controlled chemical properties at the micro- and nanoscale. Our motivation was to develop a simple and versatile method for chemical patterning at multiscales (from mm to nm) over relatively wide areas (mm2 to cm2). The chemical properties were provided by self-assembled monolayers (SAMs), prepared on glass or silicon wafers. We first investigated their modification under our irradiation conditions (ArF laser) using AFM, XPS and contact angle measurements. Photopatterning was then demonstrated with minimum feature sizes as small as 75 nm, and we showed the possibility to regraft a second SAM on the irradiated regions. Finally, we used these chemically patterned surfaces for directed self-assembly of several types of objects, such as block copolymers, sol-gel materials and liquids by vapor condensation.
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- Benjamin Leuschel
- Institut de Science des Matériaux de Mulhouse, CNRS-UMR 7361, Université de Haute Alsace, 15 rue Jean Starcky, 68057, Mulhouse, France
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- Institut de Science des Matériaux de Mulhouse, CNRS-UMR 7361, Université de Haute Alsace, 15 rue Jean Starcky, 68057, Mulhouse, France
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- Institut de Science des Matériaux de Mulhouse, CNRS-UMR 7361, Université de Haute Alsace, 15 rue Jean Starcky, 68057, Mulhouse, France
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- Institut de Science des Matériaux de Mulhouse, CNRS-UMR 7361, Université de Haute Alsace, 15 rue Jean Starcky, 68057, Mulhouse, France
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- Institut de Science des Matériaux de Mulhouse, CNRS-UMR 7361, Université de Haute Alsace, 15 rue Jean Starcky, 68057, Mulhouse, France
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- Institut de Science des Matériaux de Mulhouse, CNRS-UMR 7361, Université de Haute Alsace, 15 rue Jean Starcky, 68057, Mulhouse, France
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- Institut de Science des Matériaux de Mulhouse, CNRS-UMR 7361, Université de Haute Alsace, 15 rue Jean Starcky, 68057, Mulhouse, France
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- Institut de Science des Matériaux de Mulhouse, CNRS-UMR 7361, Université de Haute Alsace, 15 rue Jean Starcky, 68057, Mulhouse, France
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- Institut de Science des Matériaux de Mulhouse, CNRS-UMR 7361, Université de Haute Alsace, 15 rue Jean Starcky, 68057, Mulhouse, France
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- Institut de Science des Matériaux de Mulhouse, CNRS-UMR 7361, Université de Haute Alsace, 15 rue Jean Starcky, 68057, Mulhouse, France.
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Krishnan MR, Lu KY, Chiu WY, Chen IC, Lin JW, Lo TY, Georgopanos P, Avgeropoulos A, Lee MC, Ho RM. Directed Self-Assembly of Star-Block Copolymers by Topographic Nanopatterns through Nucleation and Growth Mechanism. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2018; 14:e1704005. [PMID: 29573555 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201704005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2017] [Revised: 01/29/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Exploring the ordering mechanism and dynamics of self-assembled block copolymer (BCP) thin films under confined conditions are highly essential in the application of BCP lithography. In this study, it is aimed to examine the self-assembling mechanism and kinetics of silicon-containing 3-arm star-block copolymer composed of polystyrene (PS) and poly(dimethylsiloxane) blocks as nanostructured thin films with perpendicular cylinders and controlled lateral ordering by directed self-assembly using topographically patterned substrates. The ordering process of the star-block copolymer within fabricated topographic patterns with PS-functionalized sidewall can be carried out through the type of secondary (i.e., heterogeneous) nucleation for microphase separation initiated from the edge and/or corner of the topographic patterns, and directed to grow as well-ordered hexagonally packed perpendicular cylinders. The growth rate for the confined microphase separation is highly dependent upon the dimension and also the geometric texture of the preformed pattern. Fast self-assembly for ordering of BCP thin film can be achieved by lowering the confinement dimension and also increasing the concern number of the preformed pattern, providing a new strategy for the design of BCP lithography from the integration of top-down and bottom-up approaches.
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- Mohan Raj Krishnan
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Institute of Polymer Research, Helmoltz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Max-Planck-Str. 1, Geesthacht, 21502, Germany
- Department of Materials Science Engineering, University of Ioannina, University Campus, Ioannina, 45110, Greece
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering, University of Ioannina, University Campus, Ioannina, 45110, Greece
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Rebello N, Sethuraman V, Blachut G, Ellison CJ, Willson CG, Ganesan V. Influence of topographically patterned angled guidelines on directed self-assembly of block copolymers. Phys Rev E 2018; 96:052501. [PMID: 29347737 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.96.052501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Single chain in mean-field Monte Carlo simulations were employed to study the self-assembly of block copolymers (BCP) in thin films that use trapezoidal guidelines to direct the orientation and alignment of lamellar patterns. The present study explored the influence of sidewall interactions and geometry of the trapezoidal guidelines on the self-assembly of perpendicularly oriented lamellar morphologies. When both the sidewall and the top surface exhibit preferential interactions to the same block of the BCP, trapezoidal guidelines with intermediate taper angles were found to result in less defective perpendicularly orientated morphologies. Similarly, when the sidewall and top surface are preferential to distinct blocks of the BCP, intermediate tapering angles were found to be optimal in promoting defect free structures. Such results are rationalized based on the energetics arising in the formation of perpendicularly oriented lamella on patterned substrates.
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- Nathan Rebello
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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Mu D, Li JQ, Feng SY. One-dimensional Confinement Effect on the Self-assembly of Symmetric H-shaped Copolymers in a Thin Film. Sci Rep 2017; 7:13610. [PMID: 29051545 PMCID: PMC5648831 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-13375-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2016] [Accepted: 09/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The self-assembly of a reformed symmetric H-shaped copolymer with four hydrophilic branches and one hydrophobic stem was systematically investigated. The existence of vacancies is vital to regulate the sizes of self-assembled cylinders to be able to form a hexagonal arrangement. With the introduction of horizontal-orientated confinement, a micellar structure is formed through a coalescence mechanism. The short acting distance and large influencing area of the confinement produces numerous small-sized micelles. Additionally, the cycled “contraction-expansion” change helps achieve hexagonal arrangement. In contrast, the introduction of lateral-oriented confinement with long acting distance and small influencing area cannot change the cylindrical structure. Under the fission mechanism, in which the larger cylinder splits into smaller ones, it is quite efficient to generate hierarchical-sized cylinders from larger-sized cylinders in the middle region and smaller-sized cylinders near both walls. The results indicate the possibility of regulating the characteristics of a nanomaterial by tuning the molecular structure of the copolymer and the parameters of the introduced confinement, which are closely related to the self-assembly structure.
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- Dan Mu
- Institute of Research on the Structure and Property of Matter, Zaozhuang University, Zaozhuang, 277160, China.
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- Opto-electronic Engineering College, Zaozhuang University, Zaozhuang, 277160, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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Pang Y, Wan L, Huang G, Zhang X, Jin X, Xu P, Liu Y, Han M, Wu GP, Ji S. Controlling Block Copolymer–Substrate Interactions by Homopolymer Brushes/Mats. Macromolecules 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Yuanyuan Pang
- Key
Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied
Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, China
- University of
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- HGST, A Western
Digital Company, 5601 Great Oaks Parkway, San Jose, California 95119, United States
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- Key
Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied
Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, China
- University of
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied
Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, China
- University of
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied
Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, China
- University of
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied
Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied
Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Adsorption and Separation Materials & Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied
Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, China
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Wylie K, Bennett I, Marić M. Self-assembly of gradient copolymers synthesized in semi-batch mode by nitroxide mediated polymerization. SOFT MATTER 2017; 13:2836-2843. [PMID: 28352902 DOI: 10.1039/c6sm02808j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The effect of diffuse compositional interfaces on copolymer self-assembly was studied via gradient copolymers (GCP). Poly(methyl methacrylate)-grad-(styrene) (PMMA-grad-PSt) copolymers were synthesized in semi-batch mode using nitroxide-mediated polymerization (NMP) with varied monomer injection protocols to produce varied diffuse interfaces (number average molecular weights (Mn) ranged from 62 000 g mol-1 to 94 000 g mol-1 with dispersities (Đ) between 1.35 and 1.59). The GCPs were spun into thin films on substrates made neutral by (St-ran-MMA-ran-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) terpolymers and annealed at elevated temperature to produce vertically oriented microphase-separated domains. The GCPs were found to have domain spacing larger than equivalent monodisperse BCPs, due to their polydisperse nature. This effect was partially offset by the decrease in χ due to the gradient. GCPs synthesized with a single-injection protocol (i.e. less diffuse interfaces) were found to self-assemble into ordered domains. However, GCPs synthesized with long injection times (i.e. more diffuse interfaces) exhibited poor self-assembly attributed to their predicted statistical-copolymer-like middle sequence, which caused a reduction of the effective enthalpic interaction parameter.
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- Kevin Wylie
- Dept. of Chemical Engineering, McGill Institute of Advanced Materials (MIAM) McGill University, 3610 University Street, Montreal, QC, Canada H3A 0C5.
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Majewski PW, Yager KG. Rapid ordering of block copolymer thin films. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2016; 28:403002. [PMID: 27537062 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/28/40/403002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Block-copolymers self-assemble into diverse morphologies, where nanoscale order can be finely tuned via block architecture and processing conditions. However, the ultimate usage of these materials in real-world applications may be hampered by the extremely long thermal annealing times-hours or days-required to achieve good order. Here, we provide an overview of the fundamentals of block-copolymer self-assembly kinetics, and review the techniques that have been demonstrated to influence, and enhance, these ordering kinetics. We discuss the inherent tradeoffs between oven annealing, solvent annealing, microwave annealing, zone annealing, and other directed self-assembly methods; including an assessment of spatial and temporal characteristics. We also review both real-space and reciprocal-space analysis techniques for quantifying order in these systems.
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- Pawel W Majewski
- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA. Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Jin XS, Pang YY, Ji SX. From self-assembled monolayers to chemically patterned brushes: Controlling the orientation of block copolymer domains in films by substrate modification. CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10118-016-1800-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Kim K, Park S, Kim Y, Bang J, Park C, Ryu DY. Optimized Solvent Vapor Annealing for Long-Range Perpendicular Lamellae in PS-b-PMMA Films. Macromolecules 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Department
of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea
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Serral M, Pinna M, Zvelindovsky AV, Avalos JB. Cell Dynamics Simulations of Sphere-Forming Diblock Copolymers in Thin Films on Chemically Patterned Substrates. Macromolecules 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Maria Serral
- Department
d’Enginyeria Química, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Av. dels Països Catalans, 26, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- School
of Mathematics and Physics, College of Science, University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN6 7TS, U.K
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- School
of Mathematics and Physics, College of Science, University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN6 7TS, U.K
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- Department
d’Enginyeria Química, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Av. dels Països Catalans, 26, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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Park TJ, Hwang SK, Park S, Cho SH, Park TH, Jeong B, Kang HS, Ryu DY, Huh J, Thomas EL, Park C. Electrically Tunable Soft-Solid Block Copolymer Structural Color. ACS NANO 2015; 9:12158-12167. [PMID: 26505787 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b05234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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One-dimensional photonic crystals based on the periodic stacking of two different dielectric layers have been widely studied, but the fabrication of mechanically flexible polymer structural color (SC) films, with electro-active color switching, remains challenging. Here, we demonstrate free-standing electric field tunable ionic liquid (IL) swollen block copolymer (BCP) films. Placement of a polymer/ionic liquid film-reservoir adjacent to a self-assembled poly(styrene-block-quaternized 2-vinylpyridine) (PS-b-QP2VP) copolymer SC film allowed the development of red (R), green (G), and blue (B) full-color SC block copolymer films by swelling of the QP2VP domains by the ionic liquid associated with water molecules. The IL-polymer/BCP SC film is mechanically flexible with excellent color stability over several days at ambient conditions. The selective swelling of the QP2VP domains could be controlled by both the ratio of the IL to a polymer in the gel-like IL reservoir layer and by an applied voltage in the range of -3 to +6 V using a metal/IL reservoir/SC film/IL reservoir/metal capacitor type device.
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- Tae Joon Park
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University , 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-749, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University , 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-749, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University , 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-749, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University , 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-749, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University , 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-749, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University , 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-749, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University , 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-749, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University , 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-749, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University , Anam-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 136-713, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Nano Engineering, Rice University , Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University , 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-749, Republic of Korea
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Pandav G, Durand WJ, Ellison CJ, Willson CG, Ganesan V. Directed self assembly of block copolymers using chemical patterns with sidewall guiding lines, backfilled with random copolymer brushes. SOFT MATTER 2015; 11:9107-9114. [PMID: 26411259 DOI: 10.1039/c5sm01951f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Recently, alignment of block copolymer domains has been achieved using a topographically patterned substrate with a sidewall preferential to one of the blocks. This strategy has been suggested as an option to overcome the patterning resolution challenges facing chemoepitaxy strategies, which utilize chemical stripes with a width of about half the period of block copolymer to orient the equilibrium morphologies. In this work, single chain in mean field simulation methodology was used to study the self assembly of symmetric block copolymers on topographically patterned substrates with sidewall interactions. Random copolymer brushes grafted to the background region (space between patterns) were modeled explicitly. The effects of changes in pattern width, film thicknesses and strength of sidewall interaction on the resulting morphologies were examined and the conditions which led to perpendicular morphologies required for lithographic applications were identified. A number of density multiplication schemes were studied in order to gauge the efficiency with which the sidewall pattern can guide the self assembly of block copolymers. The results indicate that such a patterning technique can potentially utilize pattern widths of the order of one-two times the period of block copolymer and still be able to guide ordering of the block copolymer domains up to 8X density multiplication.
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- Gunja Pandav
- The University of Texas at Austin, McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
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- The University of Texas at Austin, McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
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- The University of Texas at Austin, McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
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- The University of Texas at Austin, McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, Austin, TX 78712, USA. and The University of Texas at Austin, Department of Chemistry, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- The University of Texas at Austin, McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
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Lee Y, Gomez ED. Challenges and Opportunities in the Development of Conjugated Block Copolymers for Photovoltaics. Macromolecules 2015. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b00112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Youngmin Lee
- Department of Chemical Engineering and ‡Materials Research
Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and ‡Materials Research
Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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Yager KG, Forrey C, Singh G, Satija SK, Page KA, Patton DL, Douglas JF, Jones RL, Karim A. Thermally-induced transition of lamellae orientation in block-copolymer films on 'neutral' nanoparticle-coated substrates. SOFT MATTER 2015; 11:5154-5167. [PMID: 26053660 DOI: 10.1039/c5sm00896d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Block-copolymer orientation in thin films is controlled by the complex balance between interfacial free energies, including the inter-block segregation strength, the surface tensions of the blocks, and the relative substrate interactions. While block-copolymer lamellae orient horizontally when there is any preferential affinity of one block for the substrate, we recently described how nanoparticle-roughened substrates can be used to modify substrate interactions. We demonstrate how such 'neutral' substrates can be combined with control of annealing temperature to generate vertical lamellae orientations throughout a sample, at all thicknesses. We observe an orientational transition from vertical to horizontal lamellae upon heating, as confirmed using a combination of atomic force microscopy (AFM), neutron reflectometry (NR) and rotational small-angle neutron scattering (RSANS). Using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, we identify substrate-localized distortions to the lamellar morphology as the physical basis of the novel behavior. In particular, under strong segregation conditions, bending of horizontal lamellae induce a large energetic cost. At higher temperatures, the energetic cost of conformal deformations of lamellae over the rough substrate is reduced, returning lamellae to the typical horizontal orientation. Thus, we find that both surface interactions and temperature play a crucial role in dictating block-copolymer lamellae orientation. Our combined experimental and simulation findings suggest that controlling substrate roughness should provide a useful and robust platform for controlling block-copolymer orientation in applications of these materials.
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- Kevin G Yager
- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA.
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- Pawel W. Majewski
- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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Yang YB, Choi YJ, Kim SO, Kim JU. Directed self-assembly of cylinder-forming diblock copolymers on sparse chemical patterns. SOFT MATTER 2015; 11:4496-4506. [PMID: 25947222 DOI: 10.1039/c5sm00474h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Using both theory and experiment, we investigate the possibility of creating perfectly ordered block copolymer nanostructures on sparsely patterned substrates. Our study focuses on scrutinizing the appropriate pattern conditions to avoid undesired morphologies or defects when depositing cylinder-forming AB diblock copolymer thin films on the substrates which are mostly neutral with periodic stripe regions preferring the minority domain. By systematically exploring the parameter space using self-consistent field theory (SCFT), the optimal conditions for target phases are determined, and the effects of the chemical pattern period and the block copolymer film thickness on the target phase stability are also studied. Furthermore, as a sample experimental system, almost perfectly aligned polystyrene-block-poly(methyl methacrylate) (PS-b-PMMA) diblock copolymers are demonstrated. After the pattern transfer process, highly ordered Al nanodot arrays following the initial vertically aligned cylinder pattern are created. This systematic study demonstrates the ability to control the structure and the position of nanopatterns on sparse chemical patterns.
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- Yong-Biao Yang
- Department of Physics, School of Natural Science, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 689-798, Republic of Korea.
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Majewski PW, Yager KG. Millisecond Ordering of Block Copolymer Films via Photothermal Gradients. ACS NANO 2015; 9:3896-906. [PMID: 25763534 DOI: 10.1021/nn5071827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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For the promise of self-assembly to be realized, processing techniques must be developed that simultaneously enable control of the nanoscale morphology, rapid assembly, and, ideally, the ability to pattern the nanostructure. Here, we demonstrate how photothermal gradients can be used to control the ordering of block copolymer thin films. Highly localized laser heating leads to intense thermal gradients, which induce a thermophoretic force on morphological defects. This increases the ordering kinetics by at least 3 orders of magnitude compared to conventional oven annealing. By simultaneously exploiting the thermal gradients to induce shear fields, we demonstrate uniaxial alignment of a block copolymer film in less than a second. Finally, we provide examples of how control of the incident light field can be used to generate prescribed configurations of block copolymer nanoscale patterns.
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- Pawel W Majewski
- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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Maher MJ, Rettner CT, Bates CM, Blachut G, Carlson MC, Durand WJ, Ellison CJ, Sanders DP, Cheng JY, Willson CG. Directed self-assembly of silicon-containing block copolymer thin films. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2015; 7:3323-3328. [PMID: 25594107 DOI: 10.1021/am508197k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The directed self-assembly (DSA) of lamella-forming poly(styrene-block-trimethylsilylstyrene) (PS-PTMSS, L0=22 nm) was achieved using a combination of tailored top interfaces and lithographically defined patterned substrates. Chemo- and grapho-epitaxy, using hydrogen silsesquioxane (HSQ) based prepatterns, achieved density multiplications up to 6× and trench space subdivisions up to 7×, respectively. These results establish the compatibility of DSA techniques with a high etch contrast, Si-containing BCP that requires a top coat neutral layer to enable orientation.
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- Michael J Maher
- Department of Chemistry and §McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin , Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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Yang X, Xiao S, Hu W, Hwu J, van de Veerdonk R, Wago K, Lee K, Kuo D. Integration of nanoimprint lithography with block copolymer directed self-assembly for fabrication of a sub-20 nm template for bit-patterned media. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2014; 25:395301. [PMID: 25189432 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/25/39/395301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We propose a novel strategy to integrate the nanoimprint lithography (NIL) technique with directed self-assembly (DSA) of block copolymer (BCP) for providing a robust, high-yield, and low-defect-density path to sub-20 nm dense patterning. Through this new NIL-DSA method, UV nanoimprint resist is used as the DSA copolymer pre-pattern to expedite the DSA process. This method was successfully used to fabricate a 1.0 Td in(-2) servo-integrated nanoimprint template for bit-patterned media (BPM) application. The fabricated template was used for UV-cure NIL on a 2.5-inch disk. The imprint resist patterns were further transferred into the underlying CoCrPt magnetic layer through a carbon hard mask using ion beam etching. The successful integration of the NIL technique with the DSA process provides us with a new route to BPM nanofabrication, which includes the following three major advantages: (1) a simpler and faster way to implement DSA for high-density BPM patterning; (2) a novel method for fabricating a high-quality dot pattern template through an iterative imprint-DSA-template procedure; and (3) an uncomplicated integration scheme for implementing non-periodic servo features with BCP patterns, thus accelerating the transition of moving the DSA technique from laboratory research to the BPM manufacturing environment.
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- XiaoMin Yang
- Media Research Center, Seagate Technology, 47010 Kato Road, Fremont, California 94538, USA
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Sunday DF, Hammond MR, Wang C, Wu WL, Delongchamp DM, Tjio M, Cheng JY, Pitera JW, Kline RJ. Determination of the internal morphology of nanostructures patterned by directed self assembly. ACS NANO 2014; 8:8426-37. [PMID: 25075449 DOI: 10.1021/nn5029289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The directed self-assembly (DSA) of block copolymers (BCP) is an emerging resolution enhancement tool that can multiply or subdivide the pitch of a lithographically defined chemical or topological pattern and is a resolution enhancement candidate to augment conventional lithography for patterning sub-20 nm features. Continuing the development of this technology will require an improved understanding of the polymer physics involved as well as experimental confirmation of the simulations used to guide the design process. Both of these endeavors would be greatly facilitated by a metrology, which is capable of probing the internal morphology of a DSA film. We have developed a new measurement technique, resonant critical-dimension small-angle X-ray scattering (res-CDSAXS), to evaluate the 3D buried features inside the film. This is an X-ray scattering measurement where the sample angle is varied to probe the 3D structure of the film, while resonant soft X-rays are used to enhance the scattering contrast. By measuring the same sample with both res-CDSAXS and traditional CDSAXS (with hard X-rays), we are able to demonstrate the dramatic improvement in scattering obtained through the use of resonant soft X-rays. Analysis of the reciprocal space map constructed from the res-CDSAXS measurements allowed us to reconstruct the complex buried features in DSA BCP films. We studied a series of DSA BCP films with varying template widths, and the internal morphologies for these samples were compared to the results of single chain in mean-field simulations. The measurements revealed a range of morphologies that occur with changing template width, including results that suggest the presence of mixed morphologies composed of both whole and necking lamella. The development of res-CDSAXS will enable a better understanding of the fundamental physics behind the formation of buried features in DSA BCP films.
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- Daniel F Sunday
- Materials Science and Engineering Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology , Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, United States
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Ross CA, Berggren KK, Cheng JY, Jung YS, Chang JB. Three-dimensional nanofabrication by block copolymer self-assembly. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2014; 26:4386-4396. [PMID: 24706521 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201400386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2014] [Revised: 02/20/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Thin films of block copolymers are widely seen as enablers for nanoscale fabrication of semiconductor devices, membranes, and other structures, taking advantage of microphase separation to produce well-organized nanostructures with periods of a few nm and above. However, the inherently three-dimensional structure of block copolymer microdomains could enable them to make 3D devices and structures directly, which could lead to efficient fabrication of complex heterogeneous structures. This article reviews recent progress in developing 3D nanofabrication processes based on block copolymers.
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- Caroline A Ross
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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Hu H, Gopinadhan M, Osuji CO. Directed self-assembly of block copolymers: a tutorial review of strategies for enabling nanotechnology with soft matter. SOFT MATTER 2014; 10:3867-89. [PMID: 24740355 DOI: 10.1039/c3sm52607k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 241] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Self-assembly of soft materials is broadly considered an attractive means of generating nanoscale structures and patterns over large areas. However, the spontaneous formation of equilibrium nanostructures in response to temperature and concentration changes, for example, must be guided to yield the long-range order and orientation required for utility in a given scenario. In this review we examine directed self-assembly (DSA) of block copolymers (BCPs) as canonical examples of nanostructured soft matter systems which are additionally compelling for creating functional materials and devices. We survey well established and newly emerging DSA methods from a tutorial perspective. Special emphasis is given to exploring underlying physical phenomena, identifying prototypical BCPs that are compatible with different DSA techniques, describing experimental methods and highlighting the attractive functional properties of block copolymers overall. Finally we offer a brief perspective on some unresolved issues and future opportunities in this field.
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- Hanqiong Hu
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA.
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Kim S, Bates CM, Thio A, Cushen JD, Ellison CJ, Willson CG, Bates FS. Consequences of surface neutralization in diblock copolymer thin films. ACS NANO 2013; 7:9905-9919. [PMID: 24131385 DOI: 10.1021/nn403616r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Two high-χ block copolymers, lamella-forming poly(styrene-block-[isoprene-random-epoxyisoprene]) (PS-PEI78, with 78 mol % epoxidation) and lamella-forming poly(4-trimethylsilylstyrene-block-d,l-lactide) (PTMSS-PLA), were used to study three combinations of interfacial neutrality involving at least one neutral interface. PS-PEI78 annealed on a nonpreferential polymer mat (SMG) produced perpendicular lamellae independent of film thickness, indicating a neutral substrate and neutral free surface. In contrast, the presence of only one neutral interface results in the formation of surface topography ("islands" and "holes") with 0.5L0 step heights. PS-PEI78 (neutral free surface) annealed on PS brush (PS block preferential) forms "half" islands and holes. The inverse experiment, PTMSS-PLA (with a PTMSS preferential free surface) annealed on a neutral (or near neutral) substrate surface, also generates 0.5L0 topography. These "half" island and hole structures are stable to extended thermal annealing. PS-PEI78 exposes both blocks at the free surface in contrast to PTMSS-PLA, which exposes just one. All three combinations of interfacial neutrality are explained by the precise balancing of the wetting tendencies of the two blocks. Evolution of the 0.5L0 motifs appears to be facilitated by a preference to form half-period thick nuclei in the initial stages of morphological development.
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- Sangwon Kim
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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Stehlin F, Diot F, Gwiazda A, Dirani A, Salaun M, Zelsmann M, Soppera O. Local reorganization of diblock copolymer domains in directed self-assembly monitored by in situ high-temperature AFM. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2013; 29:12796-12803. [PMID: 23978221 DOI: 10.1021/la402935v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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In situ high-temperature AFM was used to locally follow dynamic processes, leading to directed self-assembly of copolymers in the context of graphoepitaxy. We focused on the effect of heating for temperatures much higher than the Tg of the used PS-b-PMMA polymer. We showed that such conditions favors the block rearrangement, leading to very regular and perfectly aligned structures in limited times. The use of in situ AFM allowed us to locally investigate the self-organization process at high temperature, thus bringing new insights into self-assembly of block copolymers by graphoepitaxy. In particular, we demonstrate that a slight increase of temperature between 180 and 200 °C allowed overpassing an energy barrier and considerably improves the long distance arrangement, even for relatively short times.
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- Fabrice Stehlin
- IS2M-CNRS UMR 7361, UHA , 15 rue Jean Starcky, 68057, Mulhouse, France
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Ramanathan M, Darling SB. Nanofabrication with metallopolymers - recent developments and future perspectives. POLYM INT 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/pi.4541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Muruganathan Ramanathan
- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS); Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Oak Ridge TN 37831 USA
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials; Argonne National Laboratory; Argonne IL 60439 USA
- Institute for Molecular Engineering; University of Chicago; Chicago IL 60637 USA
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Janes DW, Thode CJ, Willson CG, Nealey PF, Ellison CJ. Light-Activated Replication of Block Copolymer Fingerprint Patterns. Macromolecules 2013. [DOI: 10.1021/ma400065t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Dustin W. Janes
- McKetta Department of Chemical
Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison,
Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- McKetta Department of Chemical
Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712,
United States
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- Institute
for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United
States
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- McKetta Department of Chemical
Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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Luo M, Seppala JE, Albert JNL, Lewis RL, Mahadevapuram N, Stein GE, Epps TH. Manipulating Nanoscale Morphologies in Cylinder-Forming Poly(styrene-b-isoprene-b-styrene) Thin Films Using Film Thickness and Substrate Surface Chemistry Gradients. Macromolecules 2013. [DOI: 10.1021/ma302410q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Ming Luo
- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular
Engineering, University of Houston, Houston,
Texas 77204, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular
Engineering, University of Houston, Houston,
Texas 77204, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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Mahadevapuram N, Strzalka J, Stein GE. Grazing-incidence transmission small angle X-ray scattering from thin films of block copolymers. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/polb.23261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Ginzburg VV, Weinhold JD, Hustad PD, Trefonas III P. Modeling Chemoepitaxy of Block Copolymer Thin Films using Self-Consistent Field Theory. J PHOTOPOLYM SCI TEC 2013. [DOI: 10.2494/photopolymer.26.817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Raman V, Bose A, Olsen BD, Hatton TA. Long-Range Ordering of Symmetric Block Copolymer Domains by Chaining of Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles in External Magnetic Fields. Macromolecules 2012. [DOI: 10.1021/ma300500z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Vinay Raman
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts
02139, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island
02881, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts
02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts
02139, United States
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Kulkarni MM, Yager KG, Sharma A, Karim A. Combinatorial Block Copolymer Ordering on Tunable Rough Substrates. Macromolecules 2012. [DOI: 10.1021/ma300169a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Manish M. Kulkarni
- Department of Polymer Science
and Polymer Engineering, Akron Functional Materials Center, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, United
States
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- Center for Functional
Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973,
United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Kanpur, UP
208016 India
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- Department of Polymer Science
and Polymer Engineering, Akron Functional Materials Center, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, United
States
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Liu G, Detcheverry F, Ramírez-Hernández A, Yoshida H, Tada Y, de Pablo JJ, Nealey PF. Nonbulk Complex Structures in Thin Films of Symmetric Block Copolymers on Chemically Nanopatterned Surfaces. Macromolecules 2012. [DOI: 10.1021/ma202777s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Guoliang Liu
- Department
of Chemical and Biological
Engineering, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- LPMCN, Université de
Lyon, Université Lyon 1 and CNRS, UMR 5586, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- Department
of Chemical and Biological
Engineering, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Hitachi Research Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi City, Ibaraki 319-1292, Japan
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- Hitachi Research Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi City, Ibaraki 319-1292, Japan
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- Department
of Chemical and Biological
Engineering, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biological
Engineering, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Jennings J, Beija M, Richez AP, Cooper SD, Mignot PE, Thurecht KJ, Jack KS, Howdle SM. One-Pot Synthesis of Block Copolymers in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide: A Simple Versatile Route to Nanostructured Microparticles. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:4772-81. [DOI: 10.1021/ja210577h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- James Jennings
- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham,
NG7 2RD, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham,
NG7 2RD, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham,
NG7 2RD, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham,
NG7 2RD, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham,
NG7 2RD, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham,
NG7 2RD, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham,
NG7 2RD, U.K
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Xu J, Hong SW, Gu W, Lee KY, Kuo DS, Xiao S, Russell TP. Fabrication of silicon oxide nanodots with an areal density beyond 1 teradots inch(-2). ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2011; 23:5755-5761. [PMID: 22116790 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201102964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
Abstract
The combination of solvent annealing, surface reconstruction, and a tone-reversal etching procedure provides an attractive approach to utilize block copolymer (BCP) lithography to fabricate highly ordered and densely packed silicon oxide nano-dots on a surface. The obtained silicon oxide nano-dots feature an areal density of 1.3 teradots inch(-2) .
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- Ji Xu
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 01003, USA
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Dirani A, Stehlin F, Dika I, Spangenberg A, Grumbach N, Gallani JL, Donnio B, Greget R, Begin-Colin S, Demortière A, Soppera O. Orienting the Demixion of a Diblock-copolymer Using 193 nm Interferometric Lithography for the Controlled Deposition of Nanoparticles. Macromol Rapid Commun 2011; 32:1627-33. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201100399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Tang SKY, Derda R, Mazzeo AD, Whitesides GM. Reconfigurable self-assembly of mesoscale optical components at a liquid-liquid interface. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2011; 23:2413-2418. [PMID: 21491514 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201100067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2011] [Revised: 02/25/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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- Sindy K Y Tang
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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Fang L, Wei M, Barry C, Mead J. Effect of Spin Speed and Solution Concentration on the Directed Assembly of Polymer Blends. Macromolecules 2010. [DOI: 10.1021/ma1017082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Liang Fang
- NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for High-Rate Nanomanufactuing, Department of Plastics Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, One University Avenue, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, United States
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- NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for High-Rate Nanomanufactuing, Department of Plastics Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, One University Avenue, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, United States
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- NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for High-Rate Nanomanufactuing, Department of Plastics Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, One University Avenue, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, United States
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- NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for High-Rate Nanomanufactuing, Department of Plastics Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, One University Avenue, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, United States
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- Xingkun Man
- Raymond and Beverly Sackler School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Raymond and Beverly Sackler School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institut de Physique Théorique, CEA-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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Marencic AP, Register RA. Controlling Order in Block Copolymer Thin Films for Nanopatterning Applications. Annu Rev Chem Biomol Eng 2010; 1:277-97. [DOI: 10.1146/annurev-chembioeng-073009-101007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
An attractive “unconventional” lithographic technique to pattern periodic, sub-100 nm features uses self-assembled block copolymer thin films as etch masks. Unfortunately, as-cast films lack the orientational and positional order of the microphase-separated domains that are necessary for many desired applications. Reviewed herein are techniques developed to guide the self-assembly process in thin films, which permit varying degrees of control over the patterns formed by the microdomains. Techniques that can control the out-of-plane order of the microdomains are first summarized. Then, techniques that control the lateral ordering are reviewed, beginning with those that generate large defect-free grains, then those that impart orientational order to the microdomains, and finally those that can control both the orientation and position of individual microdomains. Each technique is summarized with experimental examples and discussions regarding the mechanism of the guided self-assembly process.
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- Andrew P. Marencic
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544
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Xu J, Park S, Wang S, Russell TP, Ocko BM, Checco A. Directed self-assembly of block copolymers on two-dimensional chemical patterns fabricated by electro-oxidation nanolithography. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2010; 22:2268-72. [PMID: 20376818 DOI: 10.1002/adma.200903640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Ji Xu
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 01003, USA
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