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Type: 
Journal
Description: 
Block copolymer-based templates can be exploited for the fabrication of ordered arrays of metal nanoparticles (NPs) with a diameter down to a few nanometers. In order to develop this technique on metal oxide substrates, we studied the self-assembly of polymeric templates directly on the HfO 2 surface. Using a random copolymer neutralization layer, we obtained an effective HfO 2 surface neutralization, while the effects of surface cleaning and annealing temperature were carefully examined. Varying the block copolymer molecular weight, we produced regular nanoporous templates with feature size variable between 10 and 30 nm and a density up to 1.5× 10 11 cm− 2. With the adoption of a pattern transfer process, we produced ordered arrays of Pt and Pt/Ti NPs with diameters of 12, 21 and 29 nm and a constant size dispersion (σ) of 2.5 nm. For the smallest template adopted, the NP diameter is significantly …
Publisher: 
IOP Publishing
Publication date: 
7 May 2015
Authors: 

Jacopo Frascaroli, Gabriele Seguini, Sabina Spiga, Michele Perego, Luca Boarino

Biblio References: 
Volume: 26 Issue: 21 Pages: 215301
Origin: 
Nanotechnology