Abstract: A method for making a series of nanoscale microstructures, including helical microstructures and cylindrical microstructures. This method includes the steps of: (1) forming a chiral block copolymer containing a plurality of chiral first polymer blocks and a second polymer blocks wherein the chiral first polymer blocks have a volume fraction ranging from 20 to 49%; (2) causing a phase separation in the chiral block copolymer. In a preferred embodiment, the chiral block copolymer is poly(styrene)-poly(L-lactide) (PS-PLLA) chiral block copolymer, and the copolymerization process is a living copolymerization process which includes the following steps: (a) mixing styrene with BPO and 4-OH-TEMPO to form 4-hydroxy-TEMPO-terminated polystyrene; and (2) mixing the 4-hydroxy-TEMPO-terminated polystyrene with [(?3-EDBP)Li2]2[(?3-nBu)Li(0.5Et2O)]2 and L-lactide in an organic solvent preferably CH2Cl2 to form the poly(styrene)-poly(L-lactide) chiral block copolymer.

Abstract: A cadmium tin oxide (Cd1-xSnxO) multi-layer laminate is disclosed. The laminate comprises: a substrate; and a layer of Cd1-xSnxO which is not an epitaxial structure; wherein, the composition of Sn/(Cd+Sn) is 1˜20%. The method for producing the Cd1-xSnxO multi-layer laminate is also described here. The method comprises steps of: (a) providing metal or oxide targets for sputtering films of Cd1-xSnxO; and (b) sputtering films of Cd1-xSnxO from the targets onto the substrate; wherein the composition of Sn/(Cd+Sn) is 1˜20%.