A Photochemical Approach to Directing Flow and Stabilizing Topography in Polymer Films

作者:Katzenstein Joshua M; Kim Chae Bin; Prisco Nathan A; Katsumata Reika; Li Zhenpeng; Janes Dustin W; Blachut Gregory; Ellison Christopher J*
来源:Macromolecules, 2014, 47(19): 6804-6812.
DOI:10.1021/ma5010698

摘要

Coatings and substrates with topographically patterned features will play an important role in efficient technologies for harvesting and transmitting light energy. In order to address these applications, a methodology for prescribing height profiles in polymer films is presented here. This is accomplished by photochemcially patterning a solid-state, sensitized polymer film. After heating the film above its glass transition temperature, melt-state flow is triggered and directed by the chemical pattern. A second light exposure was applied to fully activate a heat-stable photo-crosslinking additive. The features formed here are thermochemically stable and can act as an underlayer in a multilayered film. To exemplify this capability, these films were also used to direct the macroscopic film morphology of a block copolymer overlayer.

  • 出版日期2014-10-14