Carbon nanotube assisted formation of sub-50 nm polymeric nano-structures
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Lee, Chia-Hua
Advisor(s)
Karen K. Gleason.
Date Issued
2008
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
A novel processing method was developed for sub-50 nm structures by integrating quantum dots (QDs) on patterned polymer substrates. Poly(styrene-alt-maleic anhydride) (PSMa) was prepared by the initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD) method, an alternative to spin-on deposition. The sub-50 nm PSMa polymer patterns were prepared by low energy oxygen plasma etching by using CNTs as the masks. The water soluble, amine-functionalized QDs underwent the nucleophilic acyl substitution reaction with the PSMa containing anhydride functional groups. This integration method is use to incorporate high performance QDs on inexpensive, lightweight flexible substrate.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, 2008.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 39-43).
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Materials Science and Engineering.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
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