Block copolymer micelles as switchable templates for nanofabrication.
Block copolymer inverse micelles from polystyrene-block-poly-2-vinylpyridine (PS-b-P2VP) deposited as monolayer films onto surfaces show responsive behavior and are reversibly switchable between two states of different topography and surface chemistry. The as-coated films are in the form of arrays of nanoscale bumps, which can be transformed into arrays of nanoscale holes by switching through exposure to methanol. The use of these micellar films to act as switchable etch masks for the structuring of the underlying material to form either pillars or holes depending on the switching state is demonstrated.
Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique SA, Jaquet Droz 1, CH-2007 Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Sivashankar
S
Krishnamoorthy
Raphaël
R
Pugin
Juergen
J
Brugger
Harry
H
Heinzelmann
Arno C
AC
Hoogerwerf
Christian
C
Hinderling