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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2008
Shuaigang Xiao, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Xiaomin Yang, Sewickley, PA (US);
Shuaigang Xiao, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Xiaomin Yang, Sewickley, PA (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
A method includes: providing a substrate having a plurality of chemically contrasted alignment features, and depositing a self-assembled material on at least a portion of the substrate, wherein the position and/or orientation of substantially spherical or cylindrical domains of the self-assembled material is directed by the alignment features, to form a nanostructure pattern, and wherein the period of the alignment features is between about 2 times and about 10 times the period of the spherical or cylindrical domains. An apparatus fabricated according to the method is also provided.