Abstract
We investigate directed self-assembly (DSA), with 3× density multiplication, of symmetric polystyrene-block-poly(methyl methacrylate) (L0 = 28 nm) with increasing film thicknesses and reveal a thickness limit above which the defect annihilation mechanism is different than in thinner films. Block copolymer films of increasing thickness underwent DSA on a macroscopic chemical pattern under optimum geometrical and chemical conditions. Scanning electron microscopy and grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering (GISAXS) were used to characterize the long-range ordering and buried structures as a function of film thickness and thermal annealing time. Rotational GISAXS measurements revealed a critical thickness of ∼3L0, below which defect annihilation is cooperative across the film depth and above which it is faster at the free surface than in the film’s interior. In the latter case, defects can persist in the film’s interior despite perfect assembly and registration at the free surface of the film.
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