Novel lift-off technique for transmission electron microscopy imaging of block copolymer films

Ultramicroscopy

Volumn 150, Issue , 2015, Pages 71-73

  Roache, Fergus J M ^b   Radjainia, Mazdak ^c   Williams, David E ^a,b   Gerrard, Juliet A ^a,b,c   Travas Sejdic, Jadranka ^a,b   Malmström, Jenny ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b MACDIARMID INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED MATERIALS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Block copolymer; Nanopattern; Thin film; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; MICA; PLASTIC COATINGS; STYRENE; THIN FILMS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BLOCK COPOLYMER FILMS; CARBON-COATED; DIP COATING; FILM PROCESSING; LIFT OFFS; LIFTOFF TECHNIQUE; NANO PATTERN; TEM GRIDS;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

CARBON; COPOLYMER; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; MICA; POLY(STYRENE BLOCK ETHYLENEGLYCOL); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BLOCK COPOLYMER FILM; DILUTION; FILM; FILM COATING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; SOLUBILITY; STAINING; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER LIFT OFF TECHNIQUE;

EID: 84919884221     PISSN: 03043991     EISSN: 18792723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2014.12.004     Document Type: Article

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