Emergent symmetries in block copolymer epitaxy

Yi Ding; Karim R. Gadelrab; Katherine Mizrahi Rodriguez; Hejin Huang; Caroline A. Ross; Alfredo Alexander-Katz

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-10896-5

Nature Communications (Jul 2019)

Emergent symmetries in block copolymer epitaxy

Yi Ding,
Karim R. Gadelrab,
Katherine Mizrahi Rodriguez,
Hejin Huang,
Caroline A. Ross,
Alfredo Alexander-Katz

Affiliations

Yi Ding: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Karim R. Gadelrab: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Katherine Mizrahi Rodriguez: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Hejin Huang: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Caroline A. Ross: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Alfredo Alexander-Katz: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10896-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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The directed self-assembly (DSA) of block copolymers (BCPs) has shown great promise in fabricating customized two-dimensional (2D) geometries at the nano- and mesoscale. Here, the authors report the discovery of spontaneous symmetry breaking and superlattice formation in DSA of BCP.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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