The meniscus-guided deposition of semiconducting polymers

X Gu, L Shaw, K Gu, MF Toney, Z Bao - Nature communications, 2018 - nature.com
The electronic devices that play a vital role in our daily life are primarily based on silicon and
are thus rigid, opaque, and relatively heavy. However, new electronics relying on polymer …

Learning from “coffee rings”: ordered structures enabled by controlled evaporative self‐assembly

W Han, Z Lin - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Research into the evaporation of solutions is not only aimed at a better understanding the
physics of evaporation, but increasingly at capitalizing on the extremely simple method it …

Recent advances in the orientation of conjugated polymers for organic field-effect transistors

M Pandey, N Kumari, S Nagamatsu… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Solution processable conjugated polymers (CPs) possess unique molecular structures in
terms of extended π-conjugation in combination with quasi 1-dimensionality, imparting them …

Uniaxial alignment of conjugated polymer films for high‐performance organic field‐effect transistors

D Khim, A Luzio, GE Bonacchini, G Pace… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Polymer semiconductors have been experiencing a remarkable improvement in electronic
and optoelectronic properties, which are largely related to the recent development of a vast …

Preparation of sol− gel films by dip-coating in extreme conditions

M Faustini, B Louis, PA Albouy… - The Journal of …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Dip-coating of sol− gel solutions is a complex dynamic process that is difficult to model
because it is associated with time-dependent evaporation-induced concentration and …

Applications of dewetting in micro and nanotechnology

D Gentili, G Foschi, F Valle, M Cavallini… - Chemical Society …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Dewetting is a spontaneous phenomenon where a thin film on a surface ruptures into an
ensemble of separated objects, like droplets, stripes, and pillars. Spatial correlations with …

From convective assembly to Landau− Levich deposition of multilayered phospholipid films of controlled thickness

M Le Berre, Y Chen, D Baigl - Langmuir, 2009 - ACS Publications
In this letter, we describe a method to control the organization and thickness of multilayered
phospholipid films. The meniscus of an organic solution of phospholipid molecules was …

Single-step fabrication of transparent superhydrophobic porous polymer films

H Yabu, M Shimomura - Chemistry of materials, 2005 - ACS Publications
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The art of aligning one-dimensional (1D) nanostructures

B Su, Y Wu, L Jiang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
One-dimensional (1D) nanostructures, including polymeric, small molecule and inorganic
types, are currently being investigated in great detail for their unique mechanical, optical …

Macroscopic hierarchical surface patterning of porphyrin trimers via self-assembly and dewetting

R Van Hameren, P Schön, AM Van Buul… - Science, 2006 - science.org
The use of bottom-up approaches to construct patterned surfaces for technological
applications is appealing, but to date is applicable to only relatively small areas (∼ 10 …