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The self-assembly of block copolymers (BCPs) is emerging as a promising route for numerous applications to generate templates and scaffolds for the fabrication of nanostructured materials. Here, we present an overview of recent progress in the directed self-assembly of BCPs with a focus on guiding the assemblies of extreme (small and large) features over large areas. We introduce inorganic-containing hybrid BCPs that enable access to ultra-small feature sizes. To achieve the desired orientation

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The effect of hydrostatic pressure (P) on closed-loop phase behavior of deuterated polystyrene-block-poly(n-pentyl methacrylate) copolymers [dPS-PnPMA] was investigated by using small-angle neutron scattering and birefringence. For P<20.7 bar, dPS-PnPMA exhibited a lower disorder-to-order transition temperature (T(LDOT)) at 175 degrees C, and then an upper order-to-disorder transition temperature (T(UODT)) at 255 degrees C. With increasing pressure both T(LDOT) and T(UODT) were markedly changed,

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVNoteNEXTCylindrical Microdomain Orientation of PS-b-PMMA on the Balanced Interfacial Interactions: Composition Effect of Block CopolymersDu Yeol Ryu*, Sujin Ham, Eunhye Kim, Unyong Jeong, Craig J. Hawker§, and Thomas P. Russell⊥View Author Information† Department of Chemical Engineering‡ Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Active Polymer Center for Pattern Integration Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea§ Material Research Laboratory and Depart

Ultrathin films of benzocyclobutene (BCB)-functionalized random copolymer with styrene and methyl methacrylate, P(S-r-BCB-r-MMA), with thicknesses ranging from 0 to 10.5 nm, were thermally cross-linked on Si substrates. The penetration of deuterated PMMA (dPMMA) into the P(S-r-BCB-r-MMA) films and the microdomain orientation of PS-b-PMMA diblock copolymers on P(S-r-BCB-r-MMA) coated substrates were investigated by neutron reflectivity (NR) and scanning force microscopy (SFM), respectively. NR me

The phase behavior of deuterated polystyrene-block-poly(n-pentyl methacrylate) copolymers (dPS−PnPMA) was investigated by using small-angle X-ray (SAXS) and neutron (SANS) scatterings and rheology. This block copolymer exhibited a closed-loop type of phase behavior as did hydrogenated PS−PnPMA copolymers. The closed loop consists of two transitions: lower disorder-to-order transition (LDOT) and upper order-to-disorder transition (UODT) occurring at a lower and higher temperature, respectively. T

In the search for the formation of Frank-Kasper phases from diblock copolymer self-assembly, a series of compositionally asymmetric poly(dimethylsiloxane)-b-poly(2,2,2-triflouroethyl acrylate)s (PDMS-b-PTFEAs) are synthesized to produce PDMS-rich phases with PDMS volume fractions (f_PDMS ) ranging from 0.746 to 0.869. As determined by small-angle X-ray scattering analysis, the Frank-Kasper σ and C14 phases are identified at f_PDMS = 0.796 and 0.851, respectively, plausibly du

The effective interaction parameters, (χF) of the homologous series of deuterated polystyrene-block-poly(n-alkyl methacrylate) copolymers (dPS-b-PAnMA) from methyl (n = 1) to hexyl (n = 6) side groups have been investigated by small-angle neutron scattering and a Hartree (fluctuation correction) analysis. While χF for dPS-b-PAnMA with n = 1 and 6 is a typical decreasing function of temperature, it is shown that χF for n from 2 to 4 changes to a monotonic increase with temperature, revealing grow

We propose a new approach to fluorine-containing, high-χ styrenic block copolymers (BCPs) via side-chain modification in one block. Polystyrene-b-poly(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl acrylate)s (PS-b-PTFEAs) were synthesized by high-conversion transesterification in acrylate units of polystyrene-b-poly(tert-butyl acrylate)s (PS-b-PtBAs) with the narrow dispersity being unchanged. A simple modification from PtBA into PTFEA block effectuates a remarkable increase in Flory–Huggins interaction parameter (χ) be