Emergent symmetries in block copolymer epitaxy

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yi Ding, Karim R. Gadelrab, Katherine Mizrahi Rodriguez, Hejin Huang, Caroline A. Ross, Alfredo Alexander-Katz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10896-5