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Controlling Orientation and Order in Block Copolymer Thin Films
Author(s) -
Kim Seung Hyun,
Misner Matthew J.,
Russell Thomas P.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200701206
Subject(s) - copolymer , materials science , annealing (glass) , anchoring , thin film , polymer , solvent , substrate (aquarium) , orientation (vector space) , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , composite material , organic chemistry , geometry , mathematics , chemistry , oceanography , structural engineering , geology , engineering
The orientation of microdomains in block copolymer thin films is controlled by two simple strategies that have been developed through controlling interfacial interactions by anchoring end‐functionalized polymers to the substrate. Combined with solvent annealing, these methods provide a simple route for manipulating the orientation and lateral order of the copolymer microdomains.