Block-copolymers self-assemble into diverse morphologies, where nanoscale order can be
finely tuned via block architecture and processing conditions. However, the ultimate usage …

Block copolymer (BCP) thin films have been proposed for a number of nanotechnology
applications, such as nanolithography and as nanotemplates, nanoporous membranes and …

Directed self-assembly of block copolymers (BCPs) enables nanofabrication at sub-10 nm
dimensions, beyond the resolution of conventional lithography. However, directing the …

Polymer nanocomposites are an important class of materials due to the nanoparticles' ability
to impart functionality not commonly found in a polymer matrix, such as electrical …

The structure, stability, and reorganization of lamella-forming block copolymer thin film
surface topography (“islands” and “holes”) were studied under boundary conditions driving …

Previous studies have shown that the degree of ordering and alignment in block copolymer
(BCP) films can be enhanced by increasing the thermodynamic driving force for microphase …

The kinetics and morphology of the ordering of block copolymer (BCP) films are highly
dependent on the processing pathway, as the enthalpic and entropic forces driving the …

A variety of structures encountered in nature only arise in materials under highly
nonequilibrium conditions, suggesting to us that the scope for creating new functional block …

Self-consistent field theory for thin films of AB diblock polymers in the double-gyroid phase
reveals that in the absence of preferential wetting of monomer species at the film …

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) imaging was used to study the in situ swelling of terraced
poly (styrene-block-methyl methacrylate)(PS-b-PMMA) thin films under cyclohexane, a …