Self-assembly of diblock copolymers under confinement

Block copolymers are a class of soft matter that self-assemble to form ordered morphologies at nanometer scales, making them ideal materials for various applications. The self-assembly of block copolymers is mainly controlled by the monomer–monomer interactions, block compositions and molecular architectures. Besides these intrinsic parameters, placing block copolymers under confinement introduces a number of extrinsic factors, including the …