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ArticleACS applied nano materials2025

Combined Swelling and Metal Infiltration: Advancing Block Copolymer Pattern Control for Nanopatterning Applications.

Eleanor Mullen, Alberto Alvarez-Fernandez, Nadezda Prochukhan, Arantxa Davó-Quiñonero, Raman Bekarevich, Farzan Gity, Brendan Sheehan, Jhonattan Frank Baez Vasquez, Riley Gatensby, Ahmed Bentaleb and 3 more

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Article in ACS applied nano materials, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Eleanor MullenCentre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN) and Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research (AMBER), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2 D02 W085, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9748-5643
Alberto Alvarez-FernandezCentre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN) and Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research (AMBER), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2 D02 W085, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2607-3035
Nadezda ProchukhanCentre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN) and Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research (AMBER), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2 D02 W085, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2535-7132
Arantxa Davó-QuiñoneroCentre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN) and Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research (AMBER), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2 D02 W085, Ireland.
Raman BekarevichAdvanced Microscopy Laboratory (AML), Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2 D02 DA31, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5634-9397
Farzan GityCentre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN) and Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research (AMBER), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2 D02 W085, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3128-1426
Brendan SheehanTyndall National Institute, University College Cork, Lee Maltings, Cork T12 R5CP, Ireland.
Jhonattan Frank Baez VasquezCentre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN) and Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research (AMBER), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2 D02 W085, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5854-6442
Riley GatensbyCentre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN) and Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research (AMBER), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2 D02 W085, Ireland.
Ahmed BentalebCentre de Recherche Paul Pascal (CRPP)-UMR 5031, Pessac 33600, France.
Alan WardImperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom.
Paul K HurleyCentre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN) and Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research (AMBER), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2 D02 W085, Ireland.
Michael A MorrisCentre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN) and Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research (AMBER), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2 D02 W085, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8756-4068

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Block copolymer (BCP) patterning is a well-established self-assembly technique for developing surfaces with regular and controllable nanosized features. This method relies on the microphase separation of a BCP film and subsequent infiltration with inorganic species. The BCP film serves as a template, leaving behind inorganic replicas when removed. BCP patterning offers a promising, cost-effective alternative to standard nanopatterning techniques, featuring fewer processing steps and reduced energy use. However, BCP patterning can be complex and challenging to control. Varying the structural characteristics of the polymeric template (feature sizes) requires careful and often challenging synthesis of bespoke BCPs with controllable molecular weights (

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