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Shindler S, Franklin T, Yang R. Prevention and characterization of thin film defects induced by contaminant aggregates in initiated chemical vapor deposition. J Chem Phys 2024; 160:144904. [PMID: 38597315 DOI: 10.1063/5.0195014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024] Open
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As initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition (iCVD) finds increasing application in precision industries like electronics and optics, defect prevention will become critical. While studies of non-ideal morphology exist in the iCVD literature, no studies investigate the role of defects. To address this knowledge gap, we show that the buildup of short-chain polymers or oligomers during normal operation of an iCVD reactor can lead to defects that compromise film integrity. We used atomic force microscopy to show that oligomer aggregates selectively prevented film growth, causing these hole-like defects. X-ray diffraction and optical microscopy demonstrated the crystallinity of the aggregates, pointing to a flat-on lamellar or mono-lamellar structure. To understand the origin of the aggregates, spectroscopic ellipsometry showed that samples exposed to the reactor consistently accrued low-volatility contaminants. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed material derived from polymerization in the contamination, while scanning electron microscopy showed the presence of defect-causing aggregates. We directly linked oligomeric/polymeric contamination with defect formation by showing an increased defect rate when a contaminant polymer was heated alongside the sample. Most importantly, we showed that starting a deposition at a high sample temperature (e.g., 50 °C) before reducing it to the desired setpoint (e.g., 9 °C) unilaterally prevented defects, providing a simple method to prevent defects with minimal impact on operations.
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- Simon Shindler
- Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, 120 Olin Hall, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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- Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, 120 Olin Hall, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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- Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, 120 Olin Hall, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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de Lima BM, Hayes PL, Wood-Adams PM. Lamellar orientation at the surface of isotactic polystyrene thin films analyzed by sum frequency generation spectroscopy. Anal Chim Acta 2023; 1248:340904. [PMID: 36813456 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2023.340904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Revised: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Analyzing the orientation of polymeric crystalline lamella at the surface of thin films can be challenging. Even though atomic force microscopy (AFM) is often sufficient for this analysis, there are cases when imaging is not sufficient to confidently determine lamellar orientation. Here, we used sum frequency generation (SFG) spectroscopy to analyze the lamellar orientation at the surface of semi-crystalline isotactic polystyrene (iPS) thin films. The SFG orientation analysis indicated that the iPS chains are oriented perpendicular to the substrate (flat-on lamellar orientation), which was confirmed by AFM. By analyzing the evolution of the SFG spectral features with the progress of crystallization, we demonstrated that the ratios of the SFG intensities of the phenyl ring resonances are a good indication of the surface crystallinity. Furthermore, we explored the challenges associated with SFG measurements of heterogeneous surfaces, which is commonly present in many semi-crystalline polymeric films. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that the surface lamellar orientation of semi-crystalline polymeric thin films was determined by SFG. Also, this work pioneers in reporting the surface conformation of semi-crystalline and amorphous iPS thin films by SFG and in linking the SFG intensity ratios to the progress of the crystallization and the surface crystallinity. This study demonstrates the potential applicability of SFG spectroscopy in the conformational analysis of polymeric crystalline structures at interfaces and opens the way to the investigation of more complex polymeric structures and crystalline arrangements, especially for the case of buried interfaces, where AFM imaging is not an option.
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- Bianca M de Lima
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Concordia University, 1435 Rue Guy, S-GM 900-13, Montréal, Québec, H3H 2L5, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, 1375 Avenue Thérèse-Lavoie-Roux, Montréal, Québe, H2V 0B3, Canada.
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Concordia University, 1435 Rue Guy, S-GM 900-13, Montréal, Québec, H3H 2L5, Canada.
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Zhang H, Song YX, Li N, Wang SJ, Hu J, Xin R, Zhang J, Song CF, Yan SK. Influence of Freezing Layer on the Crystallization Kinetics of PCL on Oriented PE Film. CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s10118-023-2929-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Sanviti M, Martínez-Tong DE, Rebollar E, Ezquerra TA, García-Gutiérrez MC. Crystallization and phase separation in PEDOT:PSS/PEO blend thin films: Influence on mechanical and electrical properties at the nanoscale. POLYMER 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2022.125475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Xu J, Wang X, Bian Z, Wu X, You J, Wang X. Surface crystalline structure of thin poly(l-lactide) films determined by the long-range substrate effect. POLYMER 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2022.125217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Xu J, Wang X, Chen L, Ao W, Zuo B, Zhang C, Wang X. Spatially Heterogeneous Dynamics in Supported Ultrathin Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Films Depend on the Thicknesses of the Film and the Adsorbed Layer. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Jianquan Xu
- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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Al Mamun. Morphological Variation of the Poly(ε-caprolactone) Crystals in Bulk, Thin and Ultrathin Films of Poly(ε-caprolactone)/Poly(vinyl methyl ether) Blends. POLYMER SCIENCE SERIES A 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s0965545x22700110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Migdadi AB, Ahmad AA, Alsaad AM, Al-Bataineh QM, Telfah A. Electrical and thermal characterizations of synthesized composite films based on polyethylene oxide (PEO) doped by aluminium chloride (AlCl3). Polym Bull (Berl) 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-022-04329-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Chen B, Torkelson JM. Development of rigid amorphous fraction in cold‐crystallized syndiotactic polystyrene films confined near the nanoscale: Novel analysis via ellipsometry. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20220056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Boran Chen
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Northwestern University Evanston Illinois USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Northwestern University Evanston Illinois USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Northwestern University Evanston Illinois USA
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Mamun A. Retardation of the growth rate of the basal and overgrown lamellar crystals of PCL/PVME miscible binary blends with thickness confinement. Polym J 2022. [DOI: 10.1038/s41428-021-00610-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Mamun A. Morphology of the basal lamellar crystal and overgrown lamellae of poly (ε-caprolactone) / poly (vinyl methyl ether) blends isothermally crystallized at high temperatures. JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10965-022-02915-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Nagendra B, Vignola E, Daniel C, Rizzo P, Guerra G. Dependence on Film Thickness of Guest-Induced c Perpendicular Orientation in PPO Films. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:4384. [PMID: 34960935 PMCID: PMC8704930 DOI: 10.3390/polym13244384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Revised: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
For poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene)oxide (PPO) films exhibiting nanoporous-crystalline (NC) phases, c⟂ orientation (i.e., crystalline polymer chain axes being preferentially perpendicular to the film plane) is obtained by crystallization of amorphous films, as induced by sorption of suitable low-molecular-mass guest molecules. The occurrence of c⟂ orientation is relevant for applications of NC PPO films because it markedly increases film transparency as well as guest diffusivity. Surprisingly, we show that the known crystallization procedures lead to c⟂ oriented thick (50-300 μm) films and to unoriented thin (≤20 μm) films. This absence of crystalline phase orientation for thin films is rationalized by fast guest sorption kinetics, which avoid co-crystallization in confined spaces and hence inhibit formation of flat-on lamellae. For thick films exhibiting c⟂ orientation, sigmoid kinetics of guest sorption and of thickening of PPO films are observed, with inflection points associated with guest-induced film plasticization. Corresponding crystallization kinetics are linear with time and show that co-crystal growth is poorly affected by film plasticization. An additional relevant result of this study is the linear relationship between WAXD crystallinity index and DSC melting enthalpy, which allows evaluation of melting enthalpy of the NC α form of PPO (ΔHmο = 42 ± 2 J/g).
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia, INSTM Research Unit, Università di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy; (B.N.); (E.V.); (C.D.); (P.R.)
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Oguz O, Candau N, Stoclet G, Simsek E, Kosak Soz C, Yilgor E, Yilgor I, Menceloglu YZ. Geometric Confinement Controls Stiffness, Strength, Extensibility, and Toughness in Poly(urethane–urea) Copolymers. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Oguzhan Oguz
- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Materials Science and Nano Engineering, Sabanci University, 34956 Orhanli, Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkey
- Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Research and Application Center & Composite Technologies Center of Excellence, Sabanci University, Teknopark Istanbul, 34906 Pendik, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Centre Català del Plàstic (CCP), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Barcelona Tech (EEBE-UPC), Av. D’Eduard Maristany, 16, Barcelona 08019, Spain
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- CNRS, INRAE, Centrale Lille, UMR 8207 - UMET - Unité Matériaux et Transformations, Univ. Lille, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Materials Science and Nano Engineering, Sabanci University, 34956 Orhanli, Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkey
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- KUYTAM Surface Science and Technology Center, Chemistry Department, Koc University, 34450 Sariyer, Istanbul, Turkey
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- KUYTAM Surface Science and Technology Center, Chemistry Department, Koc University, 34450 Sariyer, Istanbul, Turkey
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- KUYTAM Surface Science and Technology Center, Chemistry Department, Koc University, 34450 Sariyer, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Materials Science and Nano Engineering, Sabanci University, 34956 Orhanli, Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkey
- Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Research and Application Center & Composite Technologies Center of Excellence, Sabanci University, Teknopark Istanbul, 34906 Pendik, Istanbul, Turkey
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Telfah A, Al-Akhras MA, Al-Izzy KA, Ahmad AA, Ababneh R, Ahmad MJA, Tavares CJ, Hergenröder R. Dielectric relaxation, XPS and structural studies of polyethylene oxide/iodine complex composite films. Polym Bull (Berl) 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-021-03593-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Xu D, Wang H, Bin Y. Morphology transition of
micron‐thick
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polyethylene films and the construction of nested spherulitic crystals via combinatorial methodology. POLYMER CRYSTALLIZATION 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pcr2.10163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Duigong Xu
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Dalian University of Technology Dalian China
- Institute of Materials, China Academy of Engineering Physics Mianyang China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Dalian University of Technology Dalian China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Dalian University of Technology Dalian China
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Zhang S, Ming Y, Wei Y, Hao T, Nie Y, Zhou Z. The effect of grafting density on the crystallization behavior of one‐dimensional confined polymers. J Appl Polym Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/app.50064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Shuihua Zhang
- Research School of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering Jiangsu University Zhenjiang China
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- Research School of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering Jiangsu University Zhenjiang China
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- Research School of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering Jiangsu University Zhenjiang China
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- Institute of Green Chemistry and Chemical Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Jiangsu University Zhenjiang China
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- Research School of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering Jiangsu University Zhenjiang China
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- Research School of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering Jiangsu University Zhenjiang China
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Xu J, Lv C, Du B, Wang X, Tsui OKC. Effective Viscosity of Unentangled Random Copolymer Films of Styrene and 4-Methoxystyrene with Different Copolymer Compositions. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Jianquan Xu
- Department of Physics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department of Physics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong, China
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Kim J, Shin D, Chang J. Fiber Lithography: A Facile Lithography Platform Based on Electromagnetic Phase Modulation Using a Highly Birefringent Electrospun Fiber. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:20056-20066. [PMID: 32297731 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c01314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Lithography plays a key role in advancing manufacturing as well as the semiconductor industry. However, the currently available state-of-the-art lithography methods still require access to expensive tools and facilities. Herein, we suggest a novel lithography method based on electromagnetic phase modulation of ultraviolet using a highly birefringent electrospun fiber to overcome such limitations. The optical birefringent effect, by which the phase of incident ultraviolet electromagnetic fields is retarded when passing through optically anisotropic media, is combined with semicrystalline poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)-poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) polymeric microfibers patterned in a programmable form using near-field electrospinning. By positioning the mask between two linear polarizers that are perpendicular to each other, only the UV waves that are passing through the fibers can be selectively utilized to exhibit lithographic property. Therefore, the UV intensity on the photoresist (PR) surface follows the shape of the fiber pattern, enabling precisely controlled patterning of the photoresist. Zero- to two-dimensional key features of lithography are achieved, including straight, curved, array, and isolated patterns. Facile optical alignments without using dedicated alignment marks are successfully demonstrated, as well as various applications including micro- to macroscale serpentine, tree, and antenna circuit patterns on a flexible substrate. The presented approach, packed in a table-top scale, is expected to provide a practical and affordable lithography solution by leveraging the direct-writing capability and tunable optical functionality of polymers, scalability, and the simple optical alignment method.
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- Jonghyun Kim
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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Mohammadi RS, Zolali AM, Tabatabaei SH, Ajji A. Nanoconfinement Induced Direct Formation of Form I and III Crystals inside in Situ Formed Poly(butene-1) Nanofibrils. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Raziyeh S. Mohammadi
- 3SPack NSERC-Industry Chair, CREPEC, Department of Chemical Engineering, Polytechnique Montreal, C.P. 6079, Succ. Centre-ville, Montreal, Québec H3C 3A7, Canada
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- Microcellular Plastics Manufacturing Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G8, Canada
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- 3SPack NSERC-Industry Chair, CREPEC, Department of Chemical Engineering, Polytechnique Montreal, C.P. 6079, Succ. Centre-ville, Montreal, Québec H3C 3A7, Canada
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Cao Y, Zhu P, Zhou Y, Wang D, Dong X. Influence of soft block and film thickness on confined morphology of poly(ether‐
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‐amide) multiblock copolymers. POLYMER CRYSTALLIZATION 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/pcr2.10100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Yiyu Cao
- CAS Key Laboratory of Engineering Plastics, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular SciencesInstitute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
- Key Laboratory of Bio‐based Polymeric Materials Technology and Application of Zhejiang Province, Polymers and Composites DivisionNingbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Engineering Plastics, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular SciencesInstitute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Engineering Plastics, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular SciencesInstitute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Engineering Plastics, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular SciencesInstitute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Engineering Plastics, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular SciencesInstitute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
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Li H, Liu D, Bu X, Zhou Z, Ren Z, Sun X, Reiter R, Yan S, Reiter G. Formation of Asymmetric Leaf-Shaped Crystals in Ultrathin Films of Oriented Polyethylene Molecules Resulting from High-Temperature Relaxation and Recrystallization. Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b02021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Huihui Li
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Institute of Physics and Freiburg Materials Research Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg 79104, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- Key Laboratory of Rubber-Plastics, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Institute of Physics and Freiburg Materials Research Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg 79104, Germany
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Mei S, Staub M, Li CY. Directed Nanoparticle Assembly through Polymer Crystallization. Chemistry 2019; 26:349-361. [PMID: 31374132 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201903022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Nanoparticles can be assembled into complex structures and architectures by using a variety of methods. In this review, we discuss recent progress of using polymer crystallization (particularly polymer single crystals, PSCs) to direct nanoparticle assembly. PSCs have been extensively studied since 1957. Mainly appearing as quasi-two-dimensional (2D) lamellae, PSCs are typically used as model systems to determine polymer crystalline structures, or as markers to investigate the crystallization process. Recent research has demonstrated that they can also be used as nanoscale functional materials. Herein, we show that nanoparticles can be directed to assemble into complex shapes by using in situ or ex situ polymer crystal growth. End-functionalized polymers can crystallize into 2D nanosheet PSCs, which are used to conjugate with complementary nanoparticles, leading to a nanosandwich structure. These nanosandwiches can find interesting applications for catalysis, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, and nanomotors. Dissolution of the nanosandwich leads to the formation of Janus nanoparticles, providing a unique method for asymmetric nanoparticle synthesis.
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- Shan Mei
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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Shinotsuka K, Assender HE. Crystalline morphologies at the surface of PET/PEN random copolymer films. POLYMER CRYSTALLIZATION 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/pcr2.10087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Wang Y, Gu K, Monnier X, Jeong H, Chowdhury M, Cangialosi D, Loo YL, Priestley RD. Tunable Properties of MAPLE-Deposited Thin Films in the Presence of Suppressed Segmental Dynamics. ACS Macro Lett 2019; 8:1115-1121. [PMID: 35619457 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.9b00406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Processing polymer thin films by physical vapor deposition has been a major challenge due to material degradation. This challenge has limited our understanding of morphological control by top-down approaches that can be crucial for many applications. Recently, matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation (MAPLE) has emerged as an alternative route to fabricate polymer thin films from near-gas phase growth conditions. In this Letter, we investigate how this approach can result in a stable two-phase film structure of semicrystalline polymers via a unique combination of MAPLE and flash calorimetry. In the case of MAPLE-deposited poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) thin films, we find a 35 °C enhancement in the glass transition temperature relative to melt-crystallized films, which is associated with irreversible chain adsorption in the amorphous region of the film. Remarkably, by varying substrate temperature during deposition, we reveal the ability to significantly tune the crystal orientation, extent of crystallinity, and lamellar thickness of MAPLE-deposited PEO thin films.
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- Yucheng Wang
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Donostia International Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
- Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Donostia International Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC-UPV/EHU), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
- Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
- Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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Suppression of crystallization in thin films of cellulose diacetate and its effect on CO2/CH4 separation properties. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.05.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Zhang Z, Li Q, Yesildag C, Bartsch C, Zhang X, Liu W, Loebus A, Su Z, Lensen MC. Influence of Network Structure on the Crystallization Behavior in Chemically Crosslinked Hydrogels. Polymers (Basel) 2018; 10:E970. [PMID: 30960894 PMCID: PMC6403567 DOI: 10.3390/polym10090970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Revised: 08/17/2018] [Accepted: 08/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The network structure of hydrogels is a vital factor to determine their physical properties. Two network structures within hydrogels based on eight-arm star-shaped poly(ethylene glycol)(8PEG) have been obtained; the distinction between the two depends on the way in which the macromonomers were crosslinked: either by (i) commonly-used photo-initiated chain-growth polymerization (8PEG⁻UV), or (ii) Michael addition step-growth polymerization (8PEG⁻NH₃). The crystallization of hydrogels is facilitated by a solvent drying process to obtain a thin hydrogel film. Polarized optical microscopy (POM) results reveal that, while in the 8PEG⁻UV hydrogels only nano-scaled crystallites are apparent, the 8PEG⁻NH₃ hydrogels exhibit an assembly of giant crystalline domains with spherulite sizes ranging from 100 to 400 µm. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) analyses further confirm these results. A model has been proposed to elucidate the correlations between the polymer network structures and the crystallization behavior of PEG-based hydrogels.
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- Zhenfang Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
- Technische Universität Berlin, Institut für Chemie, Nanostrukturierte Biomaterialien, Sekr. TC 1, Straße des 17. Juni 124, 10623 Berlin, Germany.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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- Technische Universität Berlin, Institut für Chemie, Nanostrukturierte Biomaterialien, Sekr. TC 1, Straße des 17. Juni 124, 10623 Berlin, Germany.
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- Technische Universität Berlin, Institut für Chemie, Nanostrukturierte Biomaterialien, Sekr. TC 1, Straße des 17. Juni 124, 10623 Berlin, Germany.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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- Technische Universität Berlin, Institut für Chemie, Nanostrukturierte Biomaterialien, Sekr. TC 1, Straße des 17. Juni 124, 10623 Berlin, Germany.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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- Technische Universität Berlin, Institut für Chemie, Nanostrukturierte Biomaterialien, Sekr. TC 1, Straße des 17. Juni 124, 10623 Berlin, Germany.
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Luo S, Kui X, Xing E, Wang X, Xue G, Schick C, Hu W, Zhuravlev E, Zhou D. Interplay between Free Surface and Solid Interface Nucleation on Two-Step Crystallization of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Thin Films Studied by Fast Scanning Calorimetry. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b00692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- Shaochuan Luo
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, and The State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, and The State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, and The State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, and The State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, and The State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China
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- Institute of Physics, University of Rostock, Wismarsche Str. 43-45, 18051 Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, and The State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, and The State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China
- Institute of Physics, University of Rostock, Wismarsche Str. 43-45, 18051 Rostock, Germany
- Shenzhen Research Institute, Nanjing University, Shenzhen 518057, P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, and The State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang Key Laboratory and Phase Transitions and Microstructures in Condensed Matters, Yili Normal University, Yining 835000, P. R. China
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Telfah A, Abdul-Gader Jafar MM, Jum'h I, Ahmad MJA, Lambert J, Hergenröder R. Identification of relaxation processes in pure polyethylene oxide (PEO) films by the dielectric permittivity and electric modulus formalisms. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/pat.4306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Ahmad Telfah
- Leibniz Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften-ISAS-e.V.; Bunsen-Kirchhoff-Straße 11 44139 Dortmund Germany
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- School of Basic Sciences and Humanities (SBSH); German-Jordanian University (GJU); Amman 11180 Jordan
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- Leibniz Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften-ISAS-e.V.; Bunsen-Kirchhoff-Straße 11 44139 Dortmund Germany
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- Leibniz Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften-ISAS-e.V.; Bunsen-Kirchhoff-Straße 11 44139 Dortmund Germany
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- Leibniz Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften-ISAS-e.V.; Bunsen-Kirchhoff-Straße 11 44139 Dortmund Germany
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Xu J, Li Y, Wu X, Zuo B, Wang X, Zhang W, Tsui OKC. Thickness of the Surface Mobile Layer with Accelerated Crystallization Kinetics in Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Films: Direct Measurement and Analysis. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b00396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- Jianquan Xu
- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department of Physics, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China
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Terasaki M, Khasanah, Ozaki Y, Takahashi I, Sato H. Study on phase separation in an ultra-thin poly(methyl methacrylate)/poly(4-vinyl phenol) film by infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy. POLYMER 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Controlling nanoparticle crystallinity and surface enrichment in polymer (P3HT)/Nanoparticle(PCBM) blend films with tunable soft confinement. POLYMER 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.12.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Xu J, Liu Z, Lan Y, Zuo B, Wang X, Yang J, Zhang W, Hu W. Mobility Gradient of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Chains near a Substrate Scaled by the Thickness of the Adsorbed Layer. Macromolecules 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- Jianquan Xu
- Department
of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing
Technology of the Education Ministry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing
Technology of the Education Ministry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing
Technology of the Education Ministry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing
Technology of the Education Ministry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing
Technology of the Education Ministry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing
Technology of the Education Ministry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing
Technology of the Education Ministry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department
of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Lab of Coordination
Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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Gbabode G, Delvaux M, Schweicher G, Andreasen JW, Nielsen MM, Geerts YH. Unique Crystal Orientation of Poly(ethylene oxide) Thin Films by Crystallization Using a Thermal Gradient. Macromolecules 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- Gabin Gbabode
- Normandie univ, Université de Rouen Normandie, Laboratoire Sciences et Méthodes Séparatives, Place Emile Blondel, Mont-Saint-Aignan 76821 Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire
de Chimie des Polymères, Faculté des Sciences, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Boulevard du Triomphe, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratoire
de Chimie des Polymères, Faculté des Sciences, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Boulevard du Triomphe, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department
of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark P.O. Box 49, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department
of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Laboratoire
de Chimie des Polymères, Faculté des Sciences, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Boulevard du Triomphe, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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Crystalline and Spherulitic Morphology of Polymers Crystallized in Confined Systems. CRYSTALS 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/cryst7050147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Due to the effects of microphase separation and physical dimensions, confinement widely exists in the multi-component polymer systems (e.g., polymer blends, copolymers) and the polymers having nanoscale dimensions, such as thin films and nanofibers. Semicrystalline polymers usually show different crystallization kinetics, crystalline structure and morphology from the bulk when they are confined in the nanoscale environments; this may dramatically influence the physical performances of the resulting materials. Therefore, investigations on the crystalline and spherulitic morphology of semicrystalline polymers in confined systems are essential from both scientific and technological viewpoints; significant progresses have been achieved in this field in recent years. In this article, we will review the recent research progresses on the crystalline and spherulitic morphology of polymers crystallized in the nanoscale confined environments. According to the types of confined systems, crystalline, spherulitic morphology and morphological evolution of semicrystalline polymers in the ultrathin films, miscible polymer blends and block copolymers will be summarized and reviewed.
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Ma L, Zhou Z, Zhang J, Sun X, Li H, Zhang J, Yan S. Temperature-Dependent Recrystallization Morphologies of Carbon-Coated Isotactic Polypropylene Highly Oriented Thin Films. Macromolecules 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- Le Ma
- State
Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced
Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced
Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced
Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced
Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced
Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Key Laboratory of Rubber-Plastics, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced
Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- Key Laboratory of Rubber-Plastics, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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Crystallization of polypropylene in multilayered spaces: Controllable morphologies and properties. Eur Polym J 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2017.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Huq AF, Ammar A, Al-Enizi AM, Karim A. In-situ orientation and crystal growth kinetics of P3HT in drop cast P3HT:PCBM films. POLYMER 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.01.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Wei W, Feng S, Zhou Q, Liang H, Long Y, Wu Q, Gao H, Liang G, Zhu F. Study on glass transition and physical aging of polystyrene nanowires by differential scanning calorimetry. JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10965-017-1199-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Fluorescent quantum yield of pyrene probe in ultrathin polymer films. CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10118-017-1884-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Geometrical effects during crystallization under confinement in electrospun core-shell fibers. DSC study of crystallization kinetics. POLYMER 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2016.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Khasanah K, Takahashi I, Reddy KR, Ozaki Y. Crystallization of ultrathin poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) films in blends with small amounts of poly(l-lactic acid): correlation between film thickness and molecular weight of poly(l-lactic acid). RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra10996b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The crystallization behavior of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) films in blends with small amounts of poly(l-lactic acids) (PLLAs) was investigated by grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXD) and infrared-reflection absorption spectroscopy (IRRAS).
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- Khasanah Khasanah
- Department of Chemistry
- School of Science and Technology
- Kwansei Gakuin University
- Sanda
- Japan
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- Department of Physics
- School of Science and Technology
- Kwansei Gakuin University
- Sanda
- Japan
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- Department of Chemistry
- School of Science and Technology
- Kwansei Gakuin University
- Sanda
- Japan
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Liu X, Wei QS, Chai LG, Zhou JJ, Huo H, Yan DD, Yan SK, Xu J, Li L. How temperatures affect the number of dislocations in polymer single crystals. CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10118-017-1872-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Cheng JF, Pu HT. Orientation of LDPE crystals from microscale to nanoscale via microlayer or nanolayer coextrusion. CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10118-016-1850-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Zuo B, Xu J, Sun S, Liu Y, Yang J, Zhang L, Wang X. Stepwise crystallization and the layered distribution in crystallization kinetics of ultra-thin poly(ethylene terephthalate) film. J Chem Phys 2016; 144:234902. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4953852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Biao Zuo
- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology of the Education Ministry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology of the Education Ministry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology of the Education Ministry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology of the Education Ministry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology of the Education Ministry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology of the Education Ministry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology of the Education Ministry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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Toolan DTW, Isakova A, Hodgkinson R, Reeves-McLaren N, Hammond OS, Edler KJ, Briscoe WH, Arnold T, Gough T, Topham PD, Howse JR. Insights into the Influence of Solvent Polarity on the Crystallization of Poly(ethylene oxide) Spin-Coated Thin Films via in Situ Grazing Incidence Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering. Macromolecules 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Daniel T. W. Toolan
- Department
of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield. S1 3JD. U.K
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- Aston
Materials Centre, Aston University, Birmingham, B4 7ET, U.K
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- Department
of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield. S1 3JD. U.K
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield. S1 3JD. U.K
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, U.K
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, U.K
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- School
of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock’s Close, Bristol, BS8 1TS, United Kingdom
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- Diamond Light
Source Ltd., Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, U.K
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- School
of Engineering, University of Bradford, Bradford, BD7 1DP, U.K
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- Aston
Materials Centre, Aston University, Birmingham, B4 7ET, U.K
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- Department
of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield. S1 3JD. U.K
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Balko J, Rinscheid A, Wurm A, Schick C, Lohwasser RH, Thelakkat M, Thurn-Albrecht T. Crystallinity of poly(3-hexylthiophene) in thin films determined by fast scanning calorimetry. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/polb.24092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Jens Balko
- Institute of Physics, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg; 06099 Halle (Saale) Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg; 06099 Halle (Saale) Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Rostock; 18051 Rostock Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Rostock; 18051 Rostock Germany
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- Applied Functional Materials; Department of Macromolecular Chemistry I; University of Bayreuth; 95440 Bayreuth Germany
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- Applied Functional Materials; Department of Macromolecular Chemistry I; University of Bayreuth; 95440 Bayreuth Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg; 06099 Halle (Saale) Germany
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Khasanah, Reddy KR, Ogawa S, Sato H, Takahashi I, Ozaki Y. Evolution of Intermediate and Highly Ordered Crystalline States under Spatial Confinement in Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) Ultrathin Films. Macromolecules 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
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School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University, 3-11 Tsurukabuto Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 657-8501, Japan
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