▪ Abstract A two-part review of research concerning block copolymer thin films is presented.
The first section summarizes experimental and theoretical studies of the fundamental …

The ordering of block copolymers in thin films is reviewed, starting from the fundamental
principles and extending to recent promising developments as templates for …

We develop a numerical method for examining complex morphologies in thin films of block
copolymer using self-consistent field theory. Applying the method to confined films of …

The nature of the microphase separation transition in diblock copolymer systems has been
studied extensively, both theoretically1-4 and experimentally. 5-7 It is wellknown that …

By using thin layers of random copolymer, we have varied the specificity of block-wall
interactions for films of diblock copolymer confined between parallel walls. For highly …

Microphase-separated block copolymers were introduced as melts into nanoscopic
cylindrical pores in alumina membranes via capillary action. The geometric confinement of …

The effect of boundary surfaces on phase separation and microphase separation in binary
polymer blends and block copolymers respectively, has gained increasing attention over the …

Symmetric diblock copolymers confined between two solid surfaces were studied by neutron
reflectivity. A multilayered morphology with an integral number of layers oriented parallel to …

An analysis of the morphological behavior of substrate-supported diblock copolymer films for
thicknesses t below the equilibrium period L 0 of the copolymer is presented. Substrate …

The classical concepts about unmixing of polymer blends (Flory-Huggins theory) and about
mesophase ordering in block copolymers (Leibler's theory) are briefly reviewed and their …