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SYSA: Symposium Tayloring Organic Interfaces: Molecular Structures and Applications
SYSA 5: Poster Session SYSA
SYSA 5.55: Poster
Tuesday, February 26, 2008, 14:30–20:00, Poster A
structural chances in thin block copolymer films during vapor treatment — •zhenyu di1, christine papadakis1, charles darko1, dorthe posselt2, and detlef-m smilgies3 — 1Physikdepartment E13, TU München — 2Roskilde University, Denmark — 3Cornell University, USA
The mesoscopic structures formed by self-assembly of diblock copolymers in thin film geometry are interesting for a variety of applications. However, spin coating leads to domain structures with defects. Vapor treatment has been shown to be an effective way to increase the long-range order.
We have studied the structural changes in thin films of poly(styrene-b-butadiene) diblock copolymers and their kinetics during vapor treatment. In this system, the initial lamellar orientation (parallel or perpendicular to the substrate) can be controlled by the block copolymer molar mass [1]. We have investigated both initial orientations as well as the influence of the initial film thickness, solvent selectivity, and the vapor pressure using grazing-incidence small-angle x-ray scattering with a time resolution of a few sec. The growth of the lamellar domains can be controlled by the degree of swelling.
[1] P. Busch, D. Posselt, D.-M. Smilgies, C.M. Papadakis et al. Macromolecules 36, 8717 (2003) and Macromolecules 40, 630 (2007).