Directed Self-assembly of Vertical PS-<italic style="font-style: italic">b</italic>-PMMA Nanodomains Grown on Multilayered Polyelectrolyte Films

Kai Liu; Chun-Ming Yang; Bo-Ming Yang; Lan Zhang; Wen-Chao Huang; Xiao-Ping Ouyang; Fu-Gang Qi; Nie Zhao; Feng-Gang Bian

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Directed Self-assembly of Vertical PS-b-PMMA Nanodomains Grown on Multilayered Polyelectrolyte Films

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- Directed Self-assembly of Vertical PS-b-PMMA Nanodomains Grown on Multilayered Polyelectrolyte Films
- Chinese Journal of Polymer Science Vol. 38, Issue 1, Pages: 92-99(2020)
- Affiliations：
  
  a.College of Materials Science and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China
  b.Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, China
  c.Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, China
- Author bio：
  
  zhaonie@xtu.edu.cn (N.Z.)
  bianfenggang@sinap.ac.cn (F.G.B.)
- Funds：
- DOI：10.1007/s10118-019-2315-z
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- Received：20 May 2019，
  
  Revised：2019-6-11，
  
  Accepted：13 June 2019，
  
  Online First：19 September 2019，
  
  Published：2020-01
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Citation: Liu, K.; Yang, C. M.; Yang, B. M.; Zhang, L.; Huang, W. C.; Ouyang, X. P.; Qi, F. G.; Zhao, N.; Bian, F. G. Directed self-assembly of vertical PS-b-PMMA nanodomains grown on multilayered polyelectrolyte films. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2020, 38, 92–99

Kai Liu, Chun-Ming Yang, Bo-Ming Yang, et al. Directed Self-assembly of Vertical PS-b-PMMA Nanodomains Grown on Multilayered Polyelectrolyte Films[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2020, 38(1): 92-99. DOI: 10.1007/s10118-019-2315-z.
Citation: Liu, K.; Yang, C. M.; Yang, B. M.; Zhang, L.; Huang, W. C.; Ouyang, X. P.; Qi, F. G.; Zhao, N.; Bian, F. G. Directed self-assembly of vertical PS-b-PMMA nanodomains grown on multilayered polyelectrolyte films. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2020, 38, 92–99 DOI： 10.1007/s10118-019-2315-z.

Kai Liu, Chun-Ming Yang, Bo-Ming Yang, et al. Directed Self-assembly of Vertical PS-b-PMMA Nanodomains Grown on Multilayered Polyelectrolyte Films[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2020, 38(1): 92-99. DOI: 10.1007/s10118-019-2315-z. DOI：

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Abstract

Layer-by-layer polyelectrolyte self-assembly

a common method for preparing high-quality ultra-thin films

was employed to direct the self-assembly behavior of polystyrene-block-poly(methyl methacrylate) (PS-

-PMMA) block copolymer for the first time. Differing from the previous neutral polymer brushes anchored to silicon substrates

via

chemical modification

polyelectrolyte multilayers (PEMs) were anchored by electrostatic interaction and provided a stable

smooth

and neutral interface. In the present study

PS-

-PMMA was deposited on poly(acrylamide hydrochloride)/poly(acrylic acid) (PAH/PAA) PEMs prepared by layer-by-layer self-assembly to successfully yield vertical nanodomains after thermal annealing. Seven layered PEMs revealed an excellent

smooth surface

with a low roughness of 0.6 nm. The periodic structure with interlamellar spacing of 47 nm was determined by grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering (GISAXS). The morphology of the PS-

-PMMA nanodomains depended on the polyanion-to-polycation concentration ratio

which is related to the interaction between the block copolymer and the substrate. Our results demonstrate that layer-by-layer self-assembly is a helpful method for the phase separation of block polymers and the fabrication of vertical

ordered nanodomains.

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Directed Self-assembly of Vertical PS-b-PMMA Nanodomains Grown on Multilayered Polyelectrolyte Films

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