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Fabrication of a Full-Coverage Polymer Nanobrush on an Electron-Beam-Activated Template†

  1. Soeren Schilp‡,
  2. Nirmalya Ballav Dr.‡,
  3. Michael Zharnikov Dr.

Article first published online: 24 JUL 2008

DOI: 10.1002/anie.200801858

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Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Volume 47, Issue 36, pages 6786–6789, August 25, 2008

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Schilp, S., Ballav, N. and Zharnikov, M. (2008), Fabrication of a Full-Coverage Polymer Nanobrush on an Electron-Beam-Activated Template. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 47: 6786–6789. doi: 10.1002/anie.200801858

Author Information

  1. Angewandte Physikalische Chemie, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 253, 69120 Heidelberg (Germany), Fax: (+49) 6221-54-6199

  1. ‡

    These authors contributed equally to the work.

  1. †

    We thank M. Grunze for the support. The work was supported by DFG (ZH 63/9-2) and the EC Framework 6 Integrated Project “AMBIO”.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 20 AUG 2008
  2. Article first published online: 24 JUL 2008
  3. Manuscript Received: 21 APR 2008

Funded by

  • DFG. Grant Number: ZH 63/9-2
  • EC Framework 6 Integrated Project “AMBIO”

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Keywords:

  • chemical lithography;
  • electron irradiation;
  • polymer brushes;
  • self-assembled monolayers
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Smart writing by electrons: A new technique enables the fabrication of full-coverage polymer brush patterns of variable shape on a nanometer length scale. The key to this technique is electron-beam activation of amino groups, which serve as the nucleation centers for surface-initiated polymerization. The technique untangles chemistry and morphology, and it is possible to monitor only morphology effects on chemically homogeneous surfaces and interfaces.

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