Self-assembled templates for the generation of arrays of 1-dimensional nanostructures: From molecules to devices

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dc.contributor.authorFarrell, Richard A.
dc.contributor.authorPetkov, Nikolay
dc.contributor.authorMorris, Michael A.
dc.contributor.authorHolmes, Justin D.
dc.contributor.funderTrinity College Dublinen
dc.contributor.funderScience Foundation Irelanden
dc.contributor.funderHigher Education Authorityen
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-28T14:56:24Z
dc.date.available2018-08-28T14:56:24Z
dc.date.issued2010-04-24
dc.date.updated2018-08-06T15:38:00Z
dc.description.abstractSelf-assembled nanoscale porous architectures, such as mesoporous silica (MPS) films, block copolymer films (BCP) and porous anodic aluminas (PAAs), are ideal hosts for templating one dimensional (1D) nano-entities for a wide range of electronic, photonic, magnetic and environmental applications. All three of these templates can provide scalable and tunable pore diameters below 20 nm [1], [2], [3]. Recently, research has progressed towards controlling the pore direction, orientation and long-range order of these nanostructures through so-called directed self-assembly (DSA). Significantly, the introduction of a wide range of top-down chemically and physically pre-patterning substrates has facilitated the DSA of nanostructures into functional device arrays. The following review begins with an overview of the fundamental aspects of self-assembly and ordering processes during the formation of PAAs, BCPs and MPS films. Special attention is given to the different ways of directing self-assembly, concentrating on properties such as uni-directional alignment, precision placement and registry of the self-assembled structures to hierarchal or top-down architectures. Finally, to distinguish this review from other articles we focus on research where nanostructures have been utilised in part to fabricate arrays of functioning devices below the sub 50nm threshold, by subtractive transfer and additive methods. Where possible, we attempt to compare and contrast the different templating approaches and highlight the strengths and/or limitations that will be important for their potential integration into downstream processes.en
dc.description.sponsorshipHigher Education Authority (HEA Program for Research in Third Level Institutions (2007– 2011) via the INSPIRE programme)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationFarrell, R. A., Petkov, N., Morris, M. A. and Holmes, J. D. (2010) 'Self-assembled templates for the generation of arrays of 1-dimensional nanostructures: From molecules to devices', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 349(2), pp. 449-472. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2010.04.041en
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jcis.2010.04.041
dc.identifier.endpage472en
dc.identifier.issn0021-9797
dc.identifier.journaltitleJournal of Colloid and Interface Scienceen
dc.identifier.startpage449en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/6650
dc.identifier.volume349en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.relation.projectinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/SFI/SFI Centre for Science Engineering and Technology (CSET)/08/CE/I1432/IE/CSET CRANN: 2nd Term funding/en
dc.relation.projectinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/SFI/SFI Starting Investigator Research Grant (SIRG)/09/SIRG/I1621/IE/Tuning surface and dopant properties of silicon and germanium nanowires for high performance nanowire-based field-effect transistors/en
dc.relation.urihttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002197971000442X
dc.rights© 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 licenseen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjectSelf-assemblyen
dc.subjectNanostructuresen
dc.subjectTemplatesen
dc.subjectBlock copolymersen
dc.subjectMesoporous materialsen
dc.subjectPorous anodic aluminaen
dc.titleSelf-assembled templates for the generation of arrays of 1-dimensional nanostructures: From molecules to devicesen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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