title: In situ fabrication of ordered nanoring arrays via the reconstruction of patterned block copolymer thin films.
abstract: We report a novel and versatile approach for fabricating ordered nanoring arrays of metals, metal oxides, and other inorganic materials with diameter of sub-50 nm by loading the salt precursors in P4VP cores of PS-b-P4VP thin film and exposing these to methanol vapor which results in the P4VP blocks shrinking to form nanorings.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 500 10th street NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0620, USA.
authors.forename: Xihong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zu
authors.forename: Xiaobo
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: L Andrew
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Lyon
authors.forename: Yulin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Deng
mesh_terms: D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D049329:Nanostructures; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers