Two-dimensional confinement of nanorods in block copolymer domains.
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Gold nanorods (NRs) self-orient during the self-assembly of a symmetric poly(styrene-b-methyl methacrylate) (PS-b-PMMA) film. The NRs are selectively sequestered and confined in lamellar PMMA domains, which are narrower than the NR length. This confinement orients 71% of NRs within +/- 5 degrees of the lamella plane. During solvent annealing, a gradient in the concentration of NRs is observed. This route to produce alternating layers containing conducting NRs separated by dielectric domains has the potential for fabricating self-assembled nanodevices.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Nano letters
دوره 7 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007