Novel lift-off technique for Transmission Electron Microscopy imaging of block copolymer films.

Roache, FJ; Radjainia, Mazdak; Williams, David; Gerrard, Juliet; Travas-Sejdic, Jadranka; Malmstrom Pendred, Jenny

dc.contributor.author	Roache, FJ	en
dc.contributor.author	Radjainia, Mazdak	en
dc.contributor.author	Williams, David	en
dc.contributor.author	Gerrard, Juliet	en
dc.contributor.author	Travas-Sejdic, Jadranka	en
dc.contributor.author	Malmstrom Pendred, Jenny	en
dc.date.accessioned	2015-05-21T03:19:43Z	en
dc.date.issued	2015-03	en
dc.identifier.citation	Ultramicroscopy, 2015, 150 pp. 71 - 73	en
dc.identifier.issn	0304-3991	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2292/25596	en
dc.description.abstract	We have developed a simple technique to allow for the lift-off and subsequent transfer of poly(styrene-block-ethylene glycol) films to Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) grids. The block copolymer is spin coated onto carbon coated mica and annealed. After the thin film is produced it can easily be floated onto water and picked up by a TEM grid. This method offers better control over film processing than dip coating the TEM grid and is also a significant improvement over methods using etchants such as hydrofluoric acid.	en
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dc.language	eng	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Ultramicroscopy	en
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dc.title	Novel lift-off technique for Transmission Electron Microscopy imaging of block copolymer films.	en
dc.type	Journal Article	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.ultramic.2014.12.004	en
pubs.begin-page	71	en
pubs.volume	150	en
dc.description.version	AM - Accepted manuscript	en
dc.rights.holder	Copyright: Elsevier	en
dc.identifier.pmid	25536471	en
pubs.end-page	73	en
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pubs.subtype	Journal Article	en
pubs.subtype	Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't	en
pubs.subtype	Article	en
pubs.elements-id	471395	en
pubs.org-id	Engineering	en
pubs.org-id	Chemical and Materials Eng	en
pubs.org-id	Science	en
pubs.org-id	Biological Sciences	en
pubs.org-id	Chemistry	en
dc.identifier.eissn	1879-2723	en
pubs.record-created-at-source-date	2015-05-21	en
pubs.dimensions-id	25536471	en