Development of structural complexity by liquid‐crystal self‐assembly

C Tschierske - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Since the discovery of the liquid‐crystalline state of matter 125 years ago, this field has
developed into a scientific area with many facets. This Review presents recent …

Self-Assembly of block copolymers into internally ordered microparticles

CK Wong, X Qiang, AHE Müller, AH Gröschel - Progress in Polymer …, 2020 - Elsevier
Block copolymer (BCP) self-assembly is one of the most versatile concepts for the bottom-up
design of functional nanostructures in materials science, nanomedicine and …

Polyferrocenylsilanes: synthesis, properties, and applications

RLN Hailes, AM Oliver, J Gwyther, GR Whittell… - Chemical Society …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
This in-depth review covers progress in the area of polyferrocenylsilanes (PFS), a well-
established, readily accessible class of main chain organosilicon metallopolymer consisting …

Well-ordered nanohybrids and nanoporous materials from gyroid block copolymer templates

HY Hsueh, CT Yao, RM Ho - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The design of nanostructured materials and their corresponding morphologies has attracted
intense attention because of their effectiveness in tuning electronic, optical, magnetic, and …

Strategies for inorganic incorporation using neat block copolymer thin films for etch mask function and nanotechnological application

C Cummins, T Ghoshal, JD Holmes… - Advanced …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Block copolymers (BCPs) and their directed self‐assembly (DSA) has emerged as a
realizable complementary tool to aid optical patterning of device elements for future …

Designing high χ copolymer materials for nanotechnology applications: A systematic bulk vs. thin films approach

PP Angelopoulou, I Moutsios, GM Manesi… - Progress in Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review article discusses the origins of self-assembly behavior of linear and non-linear
block co-and terpolymers and their application towards the fabrication of high-resolution …

Three‐dimensional nanofabrication by block copolymer self‐assembly

CA Ross, KK Berggren, JY Cheng, YS Jung… - Advanced …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Thin films of block copolymers are widely seen as enablers for nanoscale fabrication of
semiconductor devices, membranes, and other structures, taking advantage of microphase …

Defect removal in the course of directed self-assembly is facilitated in the vicinity of the order-disorder transition

W Li, PF Nealey, JJ de Pablo, M Müller - Physical review letters, 2014 - APS
The stability of prototypical defect morphologies in thin films of symmetric diblock
copolymers on chemically patterned substrates is investigated by self-consistent field theory …

Efficient synthesis of asymmetric miktoarm star polymers

AE Levi, L Fu, J Lequieu, JD Horne… - …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Asymmetric miktoarm star polymers produce unique material properties, yet existing
synthetic strategies are beleaguered by complicated reaction schemes restricted in both the …

Sub‐10 nm Features Obtained from Directed Self‐Assembly of Semicrystalline Polycarbosilane‐Based Block Copolymer Thin Films

K Aissou, M Mumtaz, G Fleury, G Portale… - Advanced …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
(Si+ Fe)-containing moieties in one block of the copolymer, a robust etch mask, enabling the
formation of high aspect ratio features, has been demonstrated to improve subsequent …