Grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering investigation of spin-coated CoPt3 nanoparticle films

✍ Scribed by J.I. Flege; Th. Schmidt; V. Aleksandrovic; G. Alexe; T. Clausen; B. Gehl; A. Kornowski; S. Bernstorff; H. Weller; J. Falta

• Book ID: 103861023
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 433 KB
• Volume: 246
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0168-583X
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2005.12.013

✦ Synopsis

The investigation of ultra-thin self-assembled nanoparticle assemblies is currently receiving an overwhelming interest due to their possible applications in next-generation storage devices. Here, we present a comparative study of the ordering characteristics of monodisperse CoPt 3 arrays deposited on different polymeric surface modifiers employing a spin-coating technique. Using grazing-incidence X-ray scattering, scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy, it is demonstrated that well-ordered nanoparticle films exhibiting correlation lengths in the order of 100 nm may be prepared on bis(3-aminopropyl)-terminated polyethyleneglycol using suitable spincoating conditions.