Pathway-engineering for highly-aligned block copolymer arrays

Choo, Youngwoo; Majewski, Paweł W.; Fukuto, Masafumi; Osuji, Chinedum O.; Yager, Kevin G.

doi:10.1039/C7NR06069F

Pathway-engineering for highly-aligned block copolymer arrays

Journal Article · Tue Dec 05 23:00:00 EST 2017 · Nanoscale

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C7NR06069F· OSTI ID:1425014

Choo, Youngwoo ^[1]; Majewski, Paweł W. ^[2]; Fukuto, Masafumi ^[2]; ^[1]; ^[2]

Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

While kinetic aspects of self-assembly can hinder ordering, non-equilibirum effects can also be exploited to enforce a particular kind of order. We develop a pathway-engineering approach, using it to select a particular arrangement of a block copolymer cylinder phase.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1425014

Report Number(s):: BNL-114832-2017-JAAM

Journal Information:: Nanoscale, Journal Name: Nanoscale Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 10; ISSN NANOHL; ISSN 2040-3364

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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