Mechanisms of ordering in striped patterns

C. Harrison; D. H. Adamson; Z. Cheng; J. M. Sebastian; S. Sethuraman; D. A. Huse; R. A. Register; P. M. Chaikin

doi:10.1126/science.290.5496.1558

Mechanisms of ordering in striped patterns

C. Harrison, D. H. Adamson, Z. Cheng, J. M. Sebastian, S. Sethuraman, D. A. Huse, R. A. Register, P. M. Chaikin

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We have studied the ordering dynamics of the striped patterns of a single layer of cylindrical block copolymer microdomains in a thin film. By tracking disclinations during annealing with time-lapse atomic force microscopy, we observe a dominant mechanism of disclination annihilation involving three or four disclinations (quadrupoles). Pairwise disclination annihilation events are suppressed as a result of the topological constraints in this system. The kinetic scaling laws with exponents observed here are consistent with topologically allowed annihilation events involving multiple disclinations. The results provide insight into two-dimensional pattern formation and may lead to the successful application of block copolymer lithography.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1558-1560
Number of pages	3
Journal	Science
Volume	290
Issue number	5496
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.290.5496.1558
State	Published - Nov 24 2000

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