Controlled solvent vapor annealing of a high χ block copolymer thin film

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 2805-2815 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ross Lundy ◽  
Shauna P. Flynn ◽  
Cian Cummins ◽  
Susan M. Kelleher ◽  
Maurice N. Collins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Solvent Vapor ◽  
Wafer Scale ◽  
Vapor Annealing ◽  
Solvent Vapor Annealing

Wafer scale high χ block copolymer patterning via dynamic solvent vapor annealing.

Controlled co-solvent vapor annealing and the importance of quenching conditions in thin-film block copolymer self-assembly

2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (15) ◽  
pp. 1125-1130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian C. Stahl ◽  
Edward J. Kramer ◽  
Craig J. Hawker ◽  
Nathaniel A. Lynd
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Solvent Vapor ◽  
Vapor Annealing ◽  
Solvent Vapor Annealing

Controlling Domain Spacing and Grain Size in Cylindrical Block Copolymer Thin Films by Means of Thermal and Solvent Vapor Annealing

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (9) ◽  
pp. 3373-3381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaodan Gu ◽  
Ilja Gunkel ◽  
Alexander Hexemer ◽  
Thomas P. Russell
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Solvent Vapor ◽  
Vapor Annealing ◽  
Solvent Vapor Annealing ◽  
Cylindrical Block

scholarly journals Solvent Vapor Annealing: Bistetracene Thin Film Polymorphic Control to Unravel the Effect of Molecular Packing on Charge Transport (Adv. Mater. Interfaces 9/2018)

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 1870040
Author(s):  
Edmund K. Burnett ◽  
Jack Ly ◽  
Muhammad R. Niazi ◽  
Lei Zhang ◽  
Samantha R. McCuskey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Charge Transport ◽  
Molecular Packing ◽  
Solvent Vapor ◽  
Vapor Annealing ◽  
Solvent Vapor Annealing

scholarly journals Widely Tunable Morphologies in Block Copolymer Thin Films Through Solvent Vapor Annealing Using Mixtures of Selective Solvents

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (20) ◽  
pp. 3057-3065 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle A. Chavis ◽  
Detlef-M. Smilgies ◽  
Ulrich B. Wiesner ◽  
Christopher K. Ober
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Solvent Vapor ◽  
Selective Solvents ◽  
Vapor Annealing ◽  
Solvent Vapor Annealing

scholarly journals Temperature-Controlled Solvent Vapor Annealing of Thin Block Copolymer Films

Polymers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Cheng ◽  
Alexander Böker ◽  
Larisa Tsarkova
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Thermal Annealing ◽  
Saturated Vapor ◽  
Polymer Chains ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Solvent Vapor ◽  
Copolymer Films ◽  
Vapor Annealing ◽  
Solvent Vapor Annealing

Solvent vapor annealing is as an effective and versatile alternative to thermal annealing to equilibrate and control the assembly of polymer chains in thin films. Here, we present scientific and practical aspects of the solvent vapor annealing method, including the discussion of such factors as non-equilibrium conformational states and chain dynamics in thin films in the presence of solvent. Homopolymer and block copolymer films have been used in model studies to evaluate the robustness and the reproducibility of the solvent vapor processing, as well as to assess polymer-solvent interactions under confinement. Advantages of utilizing a well-controlled solvent vapor environment, including practically interesting regimes of weakly saturated vapor leading to poorly swollen states, are discussed. Special focus is given to dual temperature control over the set-up instrumentation and to the potential of solvo-thermal annealing. The evaluated insights into annealing dynamics derived from the studies on block copolymer films can be applied to improve the processing of thin films of crystalline and conjugated polymers as well as polymer composite in confined geometries.

A generalized method for alignment of block copolymer films: solvent vapor annealing with soft shear

Soft Matter ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (32) ◽  
pp. 6068-6076 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhe Qiang ◽  
Yuanzhong Zhang ◽  
Jesse A. Groff ◽  
Kevin A. Cavicchi ◽  
Bryan D. Vogt
Keyword(s):  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Annealing Time ◽  
Drying Rate ◽  
Processing Conditions ◽  
Solvent Vapor ◽  
Copolymer Films ◽  
Vapor Annealing ◽  
Solvent Vapor Annealing

Alignment of block copolymer (BCP) films by solvent vapor annealing with soft shear is strongly dependent on processing conditions with enhanced alignment as the swelling of the BCP (without disordering) and PDMS increases, drying rate decreases and the annealing time increases.

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