Abstract
A general method for preparation of large-area inorganic nanostructure arrays based on the use of core-shell cylinder forming ABC triblock terpolymers is presented. The essential perpendicular cylinder alignment is achieved by the use of a low surface energy B block (polyisoprene), which drives spontaneous perpendicular alignment of cylindrical C domains (polylactide) in a matrix of A (polystyrene), eliminating the lengthy anneal steps, external field alignment procedures, or specialized surface preparations that could severely restrict potential applications.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 133112 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 93 |
Issue number | 13 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2008 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Work supported by INSIC, Fuji Electric/UMN MINT, NSF (Grant No. DMR 0605880), and the NSF MRSEC (Grant No. DMR-0212302).