Identifying the nature of surface chemical modification for directed self-assembly of block copolymers

In recent years, block copolymer lithography has emerged as a viable alternative technology for advanced lithography. In chemicalepitaxy- directed self-assembly, the interfacial energy between the substrate and each block copolymer domain plays a key role on the final ordering. Here, we focus on the...

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Autores: Evangelio, Laura, Gramazio, Federico, Lorenzoni, Matteo, Gorgoi, Michaela, Espinosa, Francisco M., García García, Ricardo, Perez Murano, Francesc X., Fraxedas, J.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/188200
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/188200
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Directed self-assembly
X-ray photoemission spectroscopy
Thin film
Chemical guiding patterns
Block copolymers
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Sumario:In recent years, block copolymer lithography has emerged as a viable alternative technology for advanced lithography. In chemicalepitaxy- directed self-assembly, the interfacial energy between the substrate and each block copolymer domain plays a key role on the final ordering. Here, we focus on the experimental characterization of the chemical interactions that occur at the interface built between different chemical guiding patterns and the domains of the block copolymers. We have chosen hard X-ray high kinetic energy photoelectron spectroscopy as an exploration technique because it provides information on the electronic structure of buried interfaces. The outcome of the characterization sheds light onto key aspects of directed self-assembly: grafted brush layer, chemical pattern creation and brush/block co-polymer interface.