Directed Self-Assembly: Expectations and Achievements

作者：Kumar Prashant^*

来源：Nanoscale Research Letters, 2010, 5(9): 1367-1376.

DOI：10.1007/s11671-010-9696-9

• Nanotechnology
• Directed self-assembly
• Template assisted growth
• Field-induced growth

Nanotechnology has been a revolutionary thrust in recent years of development of science and technology for its broad appeal for employing a novel idea for relevant technological applications in particular and for mass-scale production and marketing as common man commodity in general. An interesting aspect of this emergent technology is that it involves scientific research community and relevant industries alike. Top-down and bottom-up approaches are two broad division of production of nanoscale materials in general. However, both the approaches have their own limits as far as large-scale production and cost involved are concerned. Therefore, novel new techniques are desired to be developed to optimize production and cost. Directed self-assembly seems to be a promising technique in this regard; which can work as a bridge between the top-down and bottom-up approaches. This article reviews how directed self-assembly as a technique has grown up and outlines its future prospects.

• 出版日期2010-9