Chain redistribution stabilizes coexistence phases in block copolymer blends

S Bae, KG Yager - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
The nanoscale morphologies of block copolymer (BCP) thin films are determined by chain
architecture. Experimental studies of thin film blends of different BCP chain types have …

Vertical domain orientation in cylinder-forming diblock copolymer films upon solvent vapor annealing

AV Berezkin, CM Papadakis, II Potemkin - Macromolecules, 2016 - ACS Publications
Dissipative particle dynamics was applied to simulate solvent vapor annealing in films of
cylinder-forming diblock copolymers. Our simulations reveal a wide range of conditions …

Arrangement and SERS applications of nanoparticle clusters using liquid crystalline template

DS Kim, A Honglawan, S Yang… - ACS applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Manipulation of nanomaterials such as nanoparticles (NPs) and nanorods (NRs) to make
clusters is of significant interest in material science and nanotechnology due to the unusual …

Surface enrichment dictates block copolymer orientation

S Bae, MM Noack, KG Yager - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Orientation of block copolymer (BCP) morphology in thin films is critical to applications as
nanostructured coatings. Despite being well-studied, the ability to control BCP orientation …

In situ tracking of composition and morphology of a diblock copolymer film with GISAXS during exchange of solvent vapors at elevated temperatures

AV Berezkin, F Jung, D Posselt… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Solvothermal vapor annealing at elevated temperature is applied to a thin film from a
cylinder‐forming polystyrene‐block‐poly (dimethyl siloxane)(PS‐b‐PDMS) diblock …

Self-Assembly of Polymer-Modified FePt Magnetic Nanoparticles and Block Copolymers

F Hartmann, M Bitsch, BJ Niebuur, M Koch, T Kraus… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The fabrication of nanocomposites containing magnetic nanoparticles is gaining interest as
a model for application in small electronic devices. The self-assembly of block copolymers …

A surface characterization platform approach to study Flowability of food powders

BEC Montes, JM Martínez-Alejo, H Lozano-Perez… - Powder Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
The surface properties of powders used in beverages have been investigated using IGC
(Inverse Gas Chromatography) to assess surface energy and interactions, and X-Ray …

Polymer surfactant-assisted tunable nanostructures of amorphous IrOx thin films for efficient electrocatalytic water oxidation

D Chandra, T Sato, R Takeuchi, D Li, T Togashi… - Catalysis Today, 2017 - Elsevier
Transparent IrO x catalyst films for water oxidation were fabricated on fluorine-doped tin
oxide electrodes from Ir precursor complex solutions containing Pluronic P123, Brij 58 or …

Solvent dependent fabrication of bifunctional nanoparticles and nanostructured thin films by self assembly of organosilanes

PC Pandey, S Shukla - Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 2018 - Springer
Designing the self-configured framework of nanoporous lattices, to assemble bifunctional
nanomaterials on solid substrates, retaining the well-defined nanogeometry is the chief …

Vertical vs lateral macrophase separation in thin films of block copolymer mixtures: computer simulations and GISAXS experiments

AV Berezkin, F Jung, D Posselt… - … applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Mixtures of two diblock copolymers of very different lengths may feature both macro-and
microphase separation; however, not much is known about the mechanisms of separation in …