Anhydride copolymer top coats for orientation control of thin film block copolymers

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10139724
APP PUB NO 20150370159A1
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14839147

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The concepts described herein involve the use of random copolymer top coats that can be spin coated onto block copolymer thin films and used to control the interfacial energy of the top coat-block copolymer interface. The top coats are soluble in aqueous weak base and can change surface energy once they are deposited onto the block copolymer thin film. The use of self-assembled block copolymers to produce advanced lithographic patterns relies on their orientation control in thin films. Top coats potentially allow for the facile orientation control of block copolymers which would otherwise be quite challenging.

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BOARD OF REGENTS THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM210 WEST 7TH STREET AUSTIN TX 78701

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bates, Christopher M Austin, US 27 194
Cushen, Julia Austin, US 10 82
Dean, Leon Spokane, US 5 38
Ellison, Christopher John Austin, US 15 87
Rausch, Erica L Austin, US 5 38
Santos, Logan J Austin, US 5 38
Sleshimo, Takehiro Austin, US 1 3
Willson, C Grant Austin, US 38 1008

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