Issue 18, 2021

Utility of far-field effects from tip-assisted Raman spectroscopy for the detection of a monolayer of diblock copolymer reverse micelles for nanolithography

Abstract

A modified set-up for Raman spectroscopy is proposed to utilize an AFM probe in a regime beyond the dependence on near field optics. Possible mechanisms for the observed enhancement have been explored through comparisons to spectra from other enhanced Raman techniques, including surface enhanced Raman, interference enhanced Raman and polarized Raman spectroscopies. The effects of polarization, focusing and interference are heightened when near field effects are diminished, giving rise to spectral enhancement. This technique allows for the characterization of a sub-20 nm monolayer of polystyrene-block-poly(2 vinyl pyridine) reverse micelles and paves the way for a promising method of non-destructive analysis of large self-assembled arrays of colloids.

Graphical abstract: Utility of far-field effects from tip-assisted Raman spectroscopy for the detection of a monolayer of diblock copolymer reverse micelles for nanolithography

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
31 Mar 2021
Accepted
27 Apr 2021
First published
27 Apr 2021

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2021,23, 11065-11074

Utility of far-field effects from tip-assisted Raman spectroscopy for the detection of a monolayer of diblock copolymer reverse micelles for nanolithography

R. Arbi, L. S. Hui, M. Dittrich and A. Turak, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2021, 23, 11065 DOI: 10.1039/D1CP01399H

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