Combined Swelling and Metal Infiltration: Advancing Block Copolymer Pattern Control for Nanopatterning Applications.

ABSTRACT: Block copolymer (BCP) patterning is a well-established self-assembly technique for developing surfaces with regular and controllable nanosized features. This method relies on the microphase separation of a BCP film and subsequent infiltration with inorganic species. The BCP film serves as a template, leaving behind inorganic replicas when removed. BCP patterning offers a promising, cost-effective alternative to standard nanopatterning techniques, featuring fewer processing steps and reduced energy use. However, BCP patterning can be complex and challenging to control. Varying the structural characteristics of the polymeric template (feature sizes) requires careful and often challenging synthesis of bespoke BCPs with controllable molecular weights (M _w). To develop BCP pat

SUBMITTER: Mullen E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11791884 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature