Block copolymer self‐assembly represents a versatile route to generate nanostructured materials with precisely defined architectures. Block copolymers, featuring covalently bonded segments of distinct ...

Block copolymers, comprising two or more chemically distinct polymer segments covalently bonded together, present a versatile framework for the formation of diverse nanostructured materials. The ...

What is Block Copolymer Lithography? Block copolymer lithography is a nanofabrication technique that utilizes the self-assembly properties of block copolymers to create ordered nanostructures. Block ...

(Nanowerk News) Miniaturization is one of the fundamental qualities of modern electronics and is largely responsible for the incredible increments in performance witnessed over the past decades. To ...

“While block copolymer (BCP) lithography is theoretically capable of printing features smaller than 10 nm, developing practical BCPs for this purpose remains challenging. Herein, we report the ...

The study builds on the Wiesner group's previous advances in block copolymer self-assembly that led to the founding of Terapore Technologies, a startup company led by Rachel Dorin, Ph.D., that uses ...

Self-assembling materials spontaneously form structures at length scales of interest in nanotechnology. In the particular case of block copolymers, the thermodynamic driving forces for self-assembly ...

A recently developed block copolymer could help push the limits of integration and miniaturization in semiconductor manufacturing, report scientists in Tokyo Tech and TOK. Chemically tailored for ...

An article by Professor Christopher Li and members of his Soft Materials Lab describes their discovery of a new structural design that is the first of its kind to mimic natural bone nanostructure by ...

Two-dimensional polymers (or COFs) have shown promise as candidates for next-generation extreme strength materials as they combine the advantages of traditional Kevlar and more recent graphene-like ...

Physicists show that the shape of components is a major determinant of how quickly and efficiently complex structures self-assemble. Physicists at LMU Munich show that the shape of components is a ...