Recent progress in non-photolithographic patterning of polymer thin films

M Qiu, W Du, S Zhou, P Cai, Y Luo, X Wang… - Progress in Polymer …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Patterned polymer thin films are essential components in many devices and applications
owing to the multi-functionality, flexibility, lightweight and cost-efficiency. Unfortunately …

Nanoscale strategies to enhance the energy storage capacity of polymeric dielectric capacitors: review of recent advances

M Singh, IE Apata, S Samant, W Wu, BV Tawade… - Polymer …, 2022‏ - Taylor & Francis
This review provides a detailed overview of the latest developments using nanoscale
strategies in the field of polymeric and polymer nanocomposite materials for emerging …

Control of Phase Morphology of Binary Polymer Grafted Nanoparticle Blend Films via Direct Immersion Annealing

W Wu, M Singh, A Masud, X Wang, A Nallapaneni… - ACS …, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
While the phase separation of binary mixtures of chemically different polymer-grafted
nanoparticles (PGNPs) is observed to superficially resemble conventional polymer blends …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in the synthesis of polymer-grafted low-K and high-K nanoparticles for dielectric and electronic applications

BV Tawade, IE Apata, N Pradhan, A Karim… - Molecules, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
The synthesis of polymer-grafted nanoparticles (PGNPs) or hairy nanoparticles (HNPs) by
tethering of polymer chains to the surface of nanoparticles is an important technique to …

Processive Pathways to Metastability in Block Copolymer Thin Films

N Hendeniya, K Hillery, BS Chang - Polymers, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Block copolymers (BCPs) self-assemble into intricate nanostructures that enhance a
multitude of advanced applications in semiconductor processing, membrane science …

Comparative Study of Polymer-Grafted BaTiO3 Nanoparticles Synthesized Using Normal ATRP as Well as ATRP and ARGET-ATRP with Sacrificial Initiator with a …

IE Apata, BV Tawade, SP Cummings, N Pradhan… - Molecules, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Structurally well-defined polymer-grafted nanoparticle hybrids are highly sought after for a
variety of applications, such as antifouling, mechanical reinforcement, separations, and …

Facile entropy-driven segregation of imprinted polymer-grafted nanoparticle brush blends by solvent vapor annealing soft lithography

W Wu, M Singh, Y Zhai, A Masud… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Polymer-grafted nanoparticles (PGNPs) have attracted extensive research interest due to
their potential for enhancing mechanical and electrical properties of both bulk polymer …

Achieving wide neutrality windows for block copolymer vertical orientation using congruent and incongruent polymer brushes

KM Hillery - 2024‏ - search.proquest.com
Distinctive polymer brushes are crucial in providing a neutral surface conducive to
orientational control of block copolymers (BCPs). This bottom-up approach effectively aligns …

Synthesis of Homopolymer and Block Copolymer Grafted Nanoparticles Using Surface Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (SI-ATRP) for Energy Storage …

IE Apata - 2023‏ - search.proquest.com
Solid-state polymer film capacitors are commonly used in modern electronic devices due to
their fast charge-discharge rates and high-power density. However, their energy density …

[PDF][PDF] Elucidating the Ligand-induced Phase Behavior of Polymer-grafted Nanoparticle Thin Films

W Wu - 2022‏ - uh-ir.tdl.org
High molecular mass polymer-grafted nanoparticles (PGNPs) have attracted significant
attention in the past few decades with the potential to design next-generation polymer …