TUNABLE HIGH-CHI DIBLOCK COPOLYMERS CONSISTING OF ALTERNATING COPOLYMER SEGMENTS FOR DIRECTED SELF-ASSEMBLY AND APPLICATION THEREOF

• Main Authors: RAHMAN, Md S, JEONG, EunJeong, BASKARAN, Durairaj, MONREAL, Victor, NG, Edward W, BOBADE, Sachin
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 04.01.2024
• Subjects: ADHESIVES; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; CHEMISTRY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES ORLACQUERS; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; CORRECTING FLUIDS; DYES; ELECTROGRAPHY; FILLING PASTES; HOLOGRAPHY; INKS; MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVINGCARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS; MATERIALS THEREFOR; METALLURGY; MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS; MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITIONS; NATURAL RESINS; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; PAINTS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES,e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTORDEVICES; PHYSICS; POLISHES; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR; WOODSTAINS

The disclosed subject matter relates to a block polymer comprising structure (1): (A)-(C)-(B), wherein (A) is a first polymer block segment comprising a block segment selected from structure (1a), structure (1b), and a mixture of structures (1a) an (1b), (C) is a spacer moiety comprising structure (1c); and wherein B) is a second polymer block segment comprising repeat units derived from either an alkyl 2-methylenealkanoate, a lactone; a cyclic carbonate, an oxirane, or an oxetane. The disclose matter also pertains to a composition of said block polymer in a spin casting solvent and using this solution in a process of directed self-assembly.