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Block copolymers as nanoscopic templates
Author(s) -
Russell Thomas P.,
ThurnAlbrecht Thomas,
Tuominen Mark,
Huang Elbert,
Hawker Craig J.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3900(200010)159:1<77::aid-masy77>3.0.co;2-7
Subject(s) - copolymer , template , nanoscopic scale , materials science , block (permutation group theory) , nanotechnology , polymer science , polymer , mathematics , composite material , geometry
Block copolymers self‐assemble into well‐ordered, microphase separated morphologies having dimensions on the molecular scale. The key to the use of these nanoscopic structures lies in controlling the spatial orientation of the morphology, particularly in thin films. The preferential interactions of the segments of the blocks with interfaces forces an alignment of the morphology parallel to the interface. Here we describe the use of controlled interfacial interactions and electric fields to manipulate the orientation of the morphology and subsequent steps towards the generation of nanoporous templates as scaffolds for nanoscopic structures.