Directed self-assembly of block copolymers on chemical patterns: A platform for nanofabrication

S Ji, L Wan, CC Liu, PF Nealey - Progress in Polymer Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Directed self-assembly (DSA) of block copolymers (BCPs) on lithographically defined
chemically nanopatterned surfaces (or chemical patterns) combines advantages of …

Strategies for inorganic incorporation using neat block copolymer thin films for etch mask function and nanotechnological application

C Cummins, T Ghoshal, JD Holmes… - Advanced …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Block copolymers (BCPs) and their directed self‐assembly (DSA) has emerged as a
realizable complementary tool to aid optical patterning of device elements for future …

Nanopatterning via solvent vapor annealing of block copolymer thin films

C Jin, BC Olsen, EJ Luber, JM Buriak - Chemistry of Materials, 2017 - ACS Publications
The self-assembly of block copolymers to generate nanopatterns is of great interest as an
inexpensive approach to sub-20 nm lithography. Compared to thermal annealing, solvent …

Rapid ordering of block copolymer thin films

PW Majewski, KG Yager - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Block-copolymers self-assemble into diverse morphologies, where nanoscale order can be
finely tuned via block architecture and processing conditions. However, the ultimate usage …

Solvothermal annealing of block copolymer thin films

KW Gotrik, CA Ross - Nano letters, 2013 - ACS Publications
A two-stage annealing process for block copolymer films was introduced consisting of a
solvent vapor exposure followed by a thermal cycle. By heating the film but not the chamber …

Flash light millisecond self‐assembly of high χ block copolymers for wafer‐scale sub‐10 nm nanopatterning

HM Jin, DY Park, SJ Jeong, GY Lee, JY Kim… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
One of the fundamental challenges encountered in successful incorporation of directed self‐
assembly in sub‐10 nm scale practical nanolithography is the process compatibility of block …

Shape-anisotropic diblock copolymer particles from evaporative emulsions: Experiment and theory

KH Ku, YJ Lee, YJ Kim, BJ Kim - Macromolecules, 2019 - ACS Publications
Self-assembly of block copolymers (BCPs) in evaporative emulsion provides a simple and
effective route for the preparation of anisotropic particles with controlled shape and size …

Solvent-assisted self-assembly of block copolymer thin films

P Pula, A Leniart, PW Majewski - Soft Matter, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Solvent-assisted block copolymer self-assembly is a compelling method for processing and
advancing practical applications of these materials due to the exceptional level of the control …

Realizing 5.4 nm full pitch lamellar microdomains by a solid-state transformation

G Jeong, DM Yu, JKD Mapas, Z Sun, J Rzayev… - …, 2017 - ACS Publications
A simple method was developed to realize a self-assembled block copolymer (BCP)
lamellar microdomain morphology with a full pitch of 5.4 nm through an acid hydrolysis of …

Deconvoluting the mechanism of microwave annealing of block copolymer thin films

C Jin, JN Murphy, KD Harris, JM Buriak - Acs Nano, 2014 - ACS Publications
The self-assembly of block copolymer (BCP) thin films is a versatile method for producing
periodic nanoscale patterns with a variety of shapes. The key to attaining a desired pattern …