<scp>GISAXS</scp>: A versatile tool to assess structure and self‐assembly kinetics in block copolymer thin films
Detlef‐M. Smilgies
Abstract
Abstract Over the past two decades grazing incidence small‐angle scattering (GISAXS) has morphed into a powerful tool for the determination of the structure and self‐assembly kinetics of block copolymer thin films. An overview of the scattering process and the interpretation of GISAXS data is given and experimental requirements are discussed. The application of the technique for the characterization of block copolymer thin films is illustrated with selected examples.
Topics & Concepts
Grazing-incidence small-angle scatteringCopolymerMaterials scienceScatteringKineticsThin filmCharacterization (materials science)Self-assemblyNanotechnologyChemical engineeringSmall-angle X-ray scatteringOpticsPolymerComposite materialSmall-angle neutron scatteringPhysicsEngineeringNeutron scatteringQuantum mechanicsBlock Copolymer Self-AssemblyAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization