Block copolymers (BCPs) have received great attention for the past 40 years but only within
the past decade have they been seriously considered for nanotechnological applications …

Recently, a new spotlight has been focused on block copolymers, thoroughly studied for
nearly half a century, because of their potential use in numerous nanotechnologies. This …

The nanometer-scale architectures in thin films of self-assembling block copolymers have
inspired a variety of new applications. For example, the uniformly sized and shaped …

▪ Abstract A two-part review of research concerning block copolymer thin films is presented.
The first section summarizes experimental and theoretical studies of the fundamental …

The ordering of block copolymers in thin films is reviewed, starting from the fundamental
principles and extending to recent promising developments as templates for …

A brief overview is provided of recent developments in the use of block copolymer self-
assembly to create morphologies that may be used to template the fabrication of …

The wetting behavior of thin films of symmetric poly (styrene-block-methyl methacrylate) was
investigated on self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) that …

We experimentally establish a phase diagram of thin films of concentrated solutions of a
cylinder forming polystyrene-block-polybutadiene-block-polystyrene triblock copolymer in …

Block copolymer self-assembly is an innovative technology capable of patterning
technologically relevant substrates with nanoscale precision for a range of applications from …

This review paper investigates the synthesis of porous structures with controlled hole pattern
and provides an overall view of the various factors involved when synthesizing such porous …