Development of various PS-b-P4VP micellar morphologies: Fabrication of inorganic nanostructures from micellar templates
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- Title
- Development of various PS-b-P4VP micellar morphologies: Fabrication of inorganic nanostructures from micellar templates
- Authors
- Cho, H; Park, H; Park, S; Choi, H; Huang, H; Chang, T
- Date Issued
- 2011-04-01
- Publisher
- ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
- Abstract
- We demonstrate a simple route for preparing various micellar nanostructures, like spheres, cylinders, and vesicles, by spin-coating or drop-casting process of polystyrene-block-poly(4-vinylpyridine) (PS-b-P4VP) copolymer solutions in pure tetrahydrofuran (THF), THF/water, and THF/ethanol mixture. Upon drying, a solvent selectivity plays an important role in determining micellar nanostructures in thin films. In solution, micellar sizes and shapes of these PS-b-P4VP copolymers were investigated by dynamic and static light scattering. Immediately after spin-coating the polymer solutions, surface and internal morphologies of the films were observed by atomic force microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. As the polymer concentration in THF or the amounts of water or ethanol added in THF solutions was varied, a remarkable difference in the PS-b-P4VP micellar morphologies was observed, from which spherical or cylindrical or vesicular micelles were developed. These micellar films were used as scaffolds or templates for fabricating metal nanodots or nanowires arrays. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
- Keywords
- PS-b-P4VP; Block copolymer micelles; Inorganic nanostructures; AMPHIPHILIC BLOCK-COPOLYMERS; DIBLOCK COPOLYMER; MULTIPLE MORPHOLOGIES; CYLINDRICAL MICELLES; ORDERED ARRAYS; THIN-FILMS; SOLVENT; MICELLIZATION; ARCHITECTURE
- URI
- https://oasis.postech.ac.kr/handle/2014.oak/24953
- DOI
- 10.1016/J.JCIS.2011.01.001
- ISSN
- 0021-9797
- Article Type
- Article
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE, vol. 356, no. 1, page. 1 - 7, 2011-04-01
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