Dynamic-template-directed multiscale assembly for large-area coating of highly-aligned conjugated polymer thin films

Erfan Mohammadi; Chuankai Zhao; Yifei Meng; Ge Qu; Fengjiao Zhang; Xikang Zhao; Jianguo Mei; Jian-Min Zuo; Diwakar Shukla; Ying Diao

doi:10.1038/ncomms16070

Nature Communications (Jul 2017)

Dynamic-template-directed multiscale assembly for large-area coating of highly-aligned conjugated polymer thin films

Erfan Mohammadi,
Chuankai Zhao,
Yifei Meng,
Ge Qu,
Fengjiao Zhang,
Xikang Zhao,
Jianguo Mei,
Jian-Min Zuo,
Diwakar Shukla,
Ying Diao

Affiliations

Erfan Mohammadi: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign
Chuankai Zhao: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign
Yifei Meng: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign
Ge Qu: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign
Fengjiao Zhang: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign
Xikang Zhao: Department of Chemistry, Purdue University
Jianguo Mei: Department of Chemistry, Purdue University
Jian-Min Zuo: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign
Diwakar Shukla: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign
Ying Diao: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms16070
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Controlling macromolecular assembly across length scales during solution coating of semiconducting polymers is still a challenge. Here the authors show a biomineralization inspired dynamic templating method that expedites polymer nucleation and assembly which allows for surface reconfiguration.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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