Autonomous discovery of emergent morphologies in directed self-assembly of block copolymer blends

GS Doerk, A Stein, S Bae, MM Noack, M Fukuto… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The directed self-assembly (DSA) of block copolymers (BCPs) is a powerful approach to
fabricate complex nanostructure arrays, but finding morphologies that emerge with changes …

Directed self-assembly of block copolymers in the extreme: guiding microdomains from the small to the large

K Koo, H Ahn, SW Kim, DY Ryu, TP Russell - Soft Matter, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
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 …

Three-tone chemical patterns for block copolymer directed self-assembly

LD Williamson, RN Seidel, X Chen… - … applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Chemical patterns for directed self-assembly (DSA) of lamellae-forming block copolymers
(BCP) with density multiplication can be fabricated by patterning resist on a cross-linked …

[HTML][HTML] Selective directed self-assembly of coexisting morphologies using block copolymer blends

A Stein, G Wright, KG Yager, GS Doerk… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Directed self-assembly (DSA) of block copolymers is an emergent technique for nano-
lithography, but is limited in the range of structures possible in a single fabrication step. Here …

[HTML][HTML] Multilayer block copolymer meshes by orthogonal self-assembly

A Tavakkoli KG, SM Nicaise, KR Gadelrab… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Continued scaling-down of lithographic-pattern feature sizes has brought templated self-
assembly of block copolymers (BCPs) into the forefront of nanofabrication research …

Quantitative three-dimensional characterization of block copolymer directed self-assembly on combined chemical and topographical prepatterned templates

T Segal-Peretz, J Ren, S Xiong, G Khaira, A Bowen… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Characterization of the three-dimensional (3D) structure in directed self-assembly (DSA) of
block copolymers is crucial for understanding the complex relationships between the …

Real-time atomic force microscopy imaging of block copolymer directed self assembly

J Raybin, J Ren, X Chen, R Gronheid, PF Nealey… - Nano Letters, 2017 - ACS Publications
The kinetics of directed self-assembly of symmetric PS-b-PMMA diblock copolymer on
chemically patterned templates were measured during in situ thermal annealing. Although …

Pathway-engineering for highly-aligned block copolymer arrays

Y Choo, PW Majewski, M Fukuto, CO Osuji, KG Yager - Nanoscale, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
While the ultimate driving force in self-assembly is energy minimization and the
corresponding evolution towards equilibrium, kinetic effects can also play a very strong role …

Directed self-assembly of block copolymers for nanolithography: fabrication of isolated features and essential integrated circuit geometries

MP Stoykovich, H Kang, KC Daoulas, G Liu, CC Liu… - Acs Nano, 2007 - ACS Publications
Self-assembling block copolymers are of interest for nanomanufacturing due to the ability to
realize sub-100 nm dimensions, thermodynamic control over the size and uniformity and …

Interfacial manipulations: controlling nanoscale assembly in bulk, thin film, and solution block copolymer systems

SE Mastroianni, TH Epps III - Langmuir, 2013 - ACS Publications
Nanostructured soft materials from self-assembled block copolymers (BCP) s and polymer
blends can enable the reliable, high-throughput, and cost-effective generation of nanoscale …