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Journal of Applied Physics / Volume 104 / Issue 9 / NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND DESIGN

J. Appl. Phys. 104, 094302 (2008); doi:10.1063/1.3000658 (7 pages)

Regulating self-organizing nanostructures via external mechanism

J. Y. Li1, Q. G. Du1, and Stephen Ducharme2

1Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-2600, USA
2Department of Physics and Astronomy and Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0111, USA

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(Received 30 April 2008; accepted 1 September 2008; published online 4 November 2008)

Self-organizing nanostructures are ubiquitous in both natural and synthetic materials. They are not only appealing scientifically, by revealing the intrinsic atomic and molecular interactions that might be difficult to detect otherwise, but may also hold the key for the development of novel functional structures and devices. For their technological potential to be fully realized, the size, morphology, and distribution of the self-organizing nanostructures must be regulated. In this paper, we investigate the principles under which the self-organizing nanostructures can be regulated via external mechanisms. Using nanomesa and nanowell formation in polyvinylidene fluoride trifluoroethylene copolymer film as an example, we demonstrate that the external mechanism, if appropriately applied, can not only change the structure stability and trigger pattern formation in the otherwise stable films where self-organizing nanostructure is impossible to form, but can also regulate the size, morphology, and distribution of self-organizing nanostructures in a very effective manner. While the analysis is carried out for a particular system, the principles should be applicable for a wide range of self-organizing materials and structures.

© 2008 American Institute of Physics

Article Outline

  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. MODEL FORMULATION
  3. LINEAR STABILITY ANALYSIS
  4. NUMERICAL SIMULATION
  5. CONCLUSION

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nanostructured materials, polymer blends, polymer films

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0021-8979 (print)  
1089-7550 (online)

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