Nonequilibrium processes in polymer membrane formation: Theory and experiment

M Müller, V Abetz - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Porous polymer and copolymer membranes are useful for ultrafiltration of functional
macromolecules, colloids, and water purification. In particular, block copolymer membranes …

Process-directed self-assembly of copolymers: Results of and challenges for simulation studies

M Müller - Progress in Polymer Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Process-directed self-assembly refers to processes that reproducibly trap the kinetics of
structure formation that ensues after a sudden change (“quench”) of the thermodynamic …

Rapid ordering of block copolymer thin films

PW Majewski, KG Yager - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Block-copolymers self-assemble into diverse morphologies, where nanoscale order can be
finely tuned via block architecture and processing conditions. However, the ultimate usage …

Emergence of layered nanoscale mesh networks through intrinsic molecular confinement self-assembly

Z Sun, R Liu, T Su, H Huang, K Kawamoto… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Block copolymer self-assembly is a powerful tool for two-dimensional nanofabrication;
however, the extension of this self-assembly concept to complex three-dimensional network …

Machine Learning Predictions of Block Copolymer Self‐Assembly

KH Tu, H Huang, S Lee, W Lee, Z Sun… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Directed self‐assembly of block copolymers is a key enabler for nanofabrication of devices
with sub‐10 nm feature sizes, allowing patterning far below the resolution limit of …

GISAXS and GISANS as metrology technique for understanding the 3D morphology of block copolymer thin films

P Müller-Buschbaum - European Polymer Journal, 2016 - Elsevier
Grazing incidence small angle X-ray scattering (GISAXS) and grazing incidence small angle
neutron scattering (GISANS) have developed as advanced thin film characterization …

Restructuring in block copolymer thin films: In situ GISAXS investigations during solvent vapor annealing

D Posselt, J Zhang, DM Smilgies, AV Berezkin… - Progress in polymer …, 2017 - Elsevier
Block copolymer (BCP) thin films have been proposed for a number of nanotechnology
applications, such as nanolithography and as nanotemplates, nanoporous membranes and …

Solvent-assisted self-assembly of block copolymer thin films

P Pula, A Leniart, PW Majewski - Soft Matter, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Solvent-assisted block copolymer self-assembly is a compelling method for processing and
advancing practical applications of these materials due to the exceptional level of the control …

Electrostatically tuned microdomain morphology and phase-dependent ion transport anisotropy in single-ion conducting block copolyelectrolytes

C Zhai, H Zhou, T Gao, L Zhao, S Lin - Macromolecules, 2018 - ACS Publications
Block copolyelectrolytes are solid-state single-ion conductors which phase separate into
ubiquitous microdomains to enable both high ion transference number and structural …

Experimental and Computational Evaluation of Self-Assembled Morphologies in Diblock Janus Bottlebrush Copolymers

R Liu, Z Sun, H Huang, JA Johnson… - Nano Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Diblock Janus-type “A-branch-B” bottlebrush copolymers (di-JBBCPs) consist of a backbone
with alternating A and B side chains, in contrast to the side chain arrangement of …