Theory of lithographically-induced self-assembly

• Published in: Applied physics letters Vol. 78; no. 25; pp. 3971 - 3973
• Main Authors: Suo, Z., Liang, J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The American Physical Society 18.06.2001
• Subjects: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROSTATICS; FREE ENERGY; ISLANDS; PHYSICS; STABILITY; SUBSTRATES

Recent experiments show that, when a two-phase fluid confined between parallel substrates is subject to an electric field, one phase can self-assemble into a triangular lattice of islands in another phase. We describe a theory of the stability of the island lattice. It is well known that the total i...