Recent progress in non-photolithographic patterning of polymer thin films

M Qiu, W Du, S Zhou, P Cai, Y Luo, X Wang… - Progress in Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Patterned polymer thin films are essential components in many devices and applications
owing to the multi-functionality, flexibility, lightweight and cost-efficiency. Unfortunately …

Large-scale moth-eye-structured roll mold fabrication using sputtered glassy carbon layer and transferred moth-eye film characterization

K Kato, H Sugawara, J Taniguchi - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Currently, there is high demand for the development of a highly mass-producible technology
for manufacturing moth-eye-structured films with an antireflection function. Conventional …

Block copolymers in high-frequency electric field: mean-field approximation

IY Erukhimovich, YA Kriksin, YV Kudryavtsev - Polymer Science, Series A, 2022 - Springer
The problem of self-assembly in a block copolymer melt placed in a high-frequency AC field
is addressed. It is assumed that the melt is a dielectric medium that transforms into a new …

Vertical cylinder-to-lamella transition in thin block copolymer films induced by in-plane electric field

AS Merekalov, YI Derikov, VV Artemov, AA Ezhov… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Morphological transition between hexagonal and lamellar patterns in thin polystyrene–block–
poly (4-vinyl pyridine) films simultaneously exposed to a strong in-plane electric field and …

Coupling the chemistry and topography of block copolymer films patterned by soft lithography for nanoparticle organization

M Banik, M Oded, R Shenhar - Soft Matter, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Soft lithography techniques have become leading mesoscale approaches for replicating
topographic features in polymer films. So far, modified polymer films formed by soft …

Guiding chart for initial layer choice with nanoimprint lithography

A Mayer, HC Scheer - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
When nanoimprint serves as a lithography process, it is most attractive for the ability to
overcome the typical residual layer remaining without the need for etching. Then,'partial …