Chemistry Letters, Vol.36, No.11, 1356-1357, 2007
Direct sol-gel fabrication of patterned zirconia thin films using self-assembly in phase-separated mixed Langmuir-Blodgett films
We demonstrate a new method through sol-gel processes for the preparation of patterned zirconia thin films by using directed self-assembly into patterns reflecting the phase-separated structures of mixed Langmuir-Blodgett films. Atomic force microscopy and Kelvin probe force microscopy images confirmed the formation of patterned zirconia thin films.