Solvothermal annealing of block copolymer thin films

Nano Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 5117-5122

  Gotrik, Kevin W ^a   Ross, C A ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

block copolymer; directed self assembly; PS PDMS; self assembly; solvent vapor annealing; solvothermal

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMER FILMS; BLOCK COPOLYMER THIN FILMS; DIRECTED SELF-ASSEMBLY; PS-PDMS; SOLVENT-VAPOR ANNEALING; SOLVOTHERMAL; SOLVOTHERMAL-ANNEALING; TWO-STAGE ANNEALING;

ANNEALING; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PLASTIC FILMS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SILICONES; SOLVENTS; THERMAL CYCLING; THIN FILMS;

VAPORS;

EID: 84887853022     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: 15306992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl4021683     Document Type: Article

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