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Title: High-χ diblock copolymers containing poly(vinylpyridine-N-oxide) segments

Abstract

Block copolymers exhibiting an enhanced segregation strength due to an underlying high Flory–Huggins interaction parameter (high χ) have attracted considerable attention because of their potential of forming microphase-separated domains with very small feature sizes (<10 nm) useful for next-generation lithography. Here, we report the synthesis, characterization, and self-assembly of poly(styrene)-block-poly(2-vinylpyridine N-oxide) (PS-b-P2VPNO) and poly(styrene)-block-poly(4-vinylpyridine N-oxide) (PS-b-P4VPNO) block copolymers. These PS-b-PVPNOs were obtained from the oxidation of their precursors, poly(styrene)-block-poly(2-vinylpyridine) (PS-b-P2VP) and poly(styrene)-block-poly(4-vinylpyridine) (PS-b-P4VP), respectively. The PS-b-PVPNOs exhibit an enhanced segregation as revealed by ordered cylindrical and lamellar structures in the sub-10 nm scale from copolymers with relatively low molecular weight. The morphologies and periodicities of the ordered structures were determined by small-angle X-ray scattering, while atomic-force microscopy was used to image the self-assembly in thin films. Estimates of the changes in disorder–order transition temperature and domain spacing are derived from a theory based on the effects of dipolar interactions. All the experimentally observed morphological changes resulting from the oxidation of P2VP and P4VP precursors can be qualitatively explained in terms of an increased dipole moment of vinylpyridine N-oxide segments. Therefore, our results demonstrate that PVPNO based block copolymers are versatile candidates toward nanopatterned structures with small feature sizes critical formore » the future microelectronics industry and beyond.« less

Authors:
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  1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece)
  2. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  3. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece)
  4. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1986223
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1971381
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Materials Chemistry. A
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 11; Journal Issue: 18; Journal ID: ISSN 2050-7488
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Citation Formats

Angelopoulou, Polyxeni P., Kearney, Logan T., Keum, Jong Kahk, Collins, Liam, Kumar, Rajeev, Sakellariou, Georgios, Advincula, Rigoberto C., Mays, Jimmy W., and Hong, Kunlun. High-χ diblock copolymers containing poly(vinylpyridine-N-oxide) segments. United States: N. p., 2023. Web. doi:10.1039/d3ta01386c.
Angelopoulou, Polyxeni P., Kearney, Logan T., Keum, Jong Kahk, Collins, Liam, Kumar, Rajeev, Sakellariou, Georgios, Advincula, Rigoberto C., Mays, Jimmy W., & Hong, Kunlun. High-χ diblock copolymers containing poly(vinylpyridine-N-oxide) segments. United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ta01386c
Angelopoulou, Polyxeni P., Kearney, Logan T., Keum, Jong Kahk, Collins, Liam, Kumar, Rajeev, Sakellariou, Georgios, Advincula, Rigoberto C., Mays, Jimmy W., and Hong, Kunlun. Thu . "High-χ diblock copolymers containing poly(vinylpyridine-N-oxide) segments". United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ta01386c. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1986223.
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author = {Angelopoulou, Polyxeni P. and Kearney, Logan T. and Keum, Jong Kahk and Collins, Liam and Kumar, Rajeev and Sakellariou, Georgios and Advincula, Rigoberto C. and Mays, Jimmy W. and Hong, Kunlun},
abstractNote = {Block copolymers exhibiting an enhanced segregation strength due to an underlying high Flory–Huggins interaction parameter (high χ) have attracted considerable attention because of their potential of forming microphase-separated domains with very small feature sizes (<10 nm) useful for next-generation lithography. Here, we report the synthesis, characterization, and self-assembly of poly(styrene)-block-poly(2-vinylpyridine N-oxide) (PS-b-P2VPNO) and poly(styrene)-block-poly(4-vinylpyridine N-oxide) (PS-b-P4VPNO) block copolymers. These PS-b-PVPNOs were obtained from the oxidation of their precursors, poly(styrene)-block-poly(2-vinylpyridine) (PS-b-P2VP) and poly(styrene)-block-poly(4-vinylpyridine) (PS-b-P4VP), respectively. The PS-b-PVPNOs exhibit an enhanced segregation as revealed by ordered cylindrical and lamellar structures in the sub-10 nm scale from copolymers with relatively low molecular weight. The morphologies and periodicities of the ordered structures were determined by small-angle X-ray scattering, while atomic-force microscopy was used to image the self-assembly in thin films. Estimates of the changes in disorder–order transition temperature and domain spacing are derived from a theory based on the effects of dipolar interactions. All the experimentally observed morphological changes resulting from the oxidation of P2VP and P4VP precursors can be qualitatively explained in terms of an increased dipole moment of vinylpyridine N-oxide segments. Therefore, our results demonstrate that PVPNO based block copolymers are versatile candidates toward nanopatterned structures with small feature sizes critical for the future microelectronics industry and beyond.},
doi = {10.1039/d3ta01386c},
journal = {Journal of Materials Chemistry. A},
number = 18,
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Apr 20 00:00:00 EDT 2023},
month = {Thu Apr 20 00:00:00 EDT 2023}
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