Nanocylinder arrays

US7190049B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• University of Massachusetts · US

Inventors

• Mark Tuominen · Shutesbury, US
• Joerg Schotter · Bielefeld, DE
• Thomas Thurn-Albrecht · Glückstadt, DE
• Thomas P. Russell · San Jose, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 22, 2001
• Grant date: Mar 13, 2007
• Expiry date: Aug 10, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S977/897
• WIPO field: Surface technology, coating
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Pathways to rapid and reliable fabrication of nanocylinder arrays are provided. Simple methods are described for the production of well-ordered arrays of nanopores, nanowires, and other materials. This is accomplished by orienting copolymer films and removing a component from the film to produce nanopores, that in turn, can be filled with materials to produce the arrays. The resulting arrays can be used to produce nanoscale media, devices, and systems.