directed self-assembly

in lithography
synonym: DSA
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.09470
Process in which a thin film of block copolymer is formed into a regular nanoscale pattern on chemically or topographically nanopatterned surfaces (or a combination thereof).
Source:
PAC, 2020, 92, 1861. (Terminology of polymers in advanced lithography (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)) on page 1871 [Terms] [Paper]