Phase Transition Behavior of Block Copolymer Thin Films and Thickness Dependence

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Abstract

Understanding on the phase behaviors and transitions of Block copolymers (BCPs) such as order-to-disorder and order-to-order transitions plays a crucial role in designing a long-range order structure of self-assembled arrays. In this study, we investigated phase transition behavior of (BCPs) in film geometry, and compared with that of bulk system. When the BCP is confined in a film geometry, the interfacial interactions at air/polymer and polymer/substrates influence the phase transition temperatures of BCP and their effects on BCP films were more significant in thinner films. The morphologies and transition temperatures of BCP films were investigated by Grazing Incidence Small-Angle X-ray Scattering (GISAXS) measurements and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM).

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Presenters

  • YEONGSIK KIM

    Yonsei University

Authors

  • YEONGSIK KIM

    Yonsei University

  • Sungmin Park

    Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, Yonsei University

  • Hyungju Ahn

    Pohang Accelerator Laboratory

  • Du Yeol Ryu

    Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, Yonsei Univ, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei Univ, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, Yonsei University