Templating the patterning of gold nanoparticles using a stained triblock copolymer film surfaceElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: TEM image of a gold nanoparticle, showing lattice of gold atoms, with corresponding electron diffraction pattern. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/jm/b3/b308479p/

Abstract

The selective staining of the polyisoprene block in a polystyrene–polyisoprene–polystyrene triblock copolymer enables nanoparticles of sputtered gold to be patterned into stripes, templated by the stained block copolymer lamellae.