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Tran VV, Jeong G, Wi E, Lee D, Chang M. Design and Fabrication of Ultrathin Nanoporous Donor-Acceptor Copolymer-Based Organic Field-Effect Transistors for Enhanced VOC Sensing Performance. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:21270-21283. [PMID: 37092808 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c00105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The development of organic field-effect transistor (OFET) chemical sensors with high sensing performance and good air stability has remained a persistent challenge, thereby hindering their practical application. Herein, an OFET sensor based on a donor-acceptor copolymer is shown to provide high responsivity, sensitivity, and selectivity toward polar volatile organic compounds, as well as good air stability. In detail, a polymer blend of N-alkyl-diketopyrrolo-pyrrole-dithienylthieno[3,2-b]thiophene (DPP-DTT) and polystyrene is coated onto an FET substrate via shearing-assisted phase separation (SAPS) combined with selective solvent etching to fabricate the DPP-DTT-based OFET device having an ultrathin nanoporous structure suitable for gas sensing applications. This is achieved via optimization of the film morphology by varying the shear rate to adjust the dynamic balance between the shear and capillary forces to obtain an ultrathin thickness (∼8 nm) and nanopore size (80 nm) that are favorable for the efficient diffusion and interaction of analytes with the active layer. In particular, the sensor presents high responsivities toward methanol (∼70%), acetone (∼51.3%), ethanol (∼39%), and isopropyl alcohol (IPA) (∼29.8%), along with fast response and recovery times of ∼80 and 234 s, respectively. Moreover, the average sensitivity was determined to be 5.75%/ppm from the linear plot of the responsivity against the methanol concentration in the range of 1-100 ppm. Importantly, the device also exhibits excellent long-term (30-day) air and thermal storage stability, thereby demonstrating its high potential for practical applications.
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- Vinh Van Tran
- Laser and Thermal Engineering Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, South Korea
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- Department of Polymer Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
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- Department of Polymer Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
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- Laser and Thermal Engineering Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, South Korea
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- Department of Polymer Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
- Alan G. MacDiarmid Energy Research Institute, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
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Ji Y, Yang B, Cai F, Yu H. Regulate Surface Topography of Liquid‐Crystalline Polymer by External Stimuli. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.202100418] [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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- Yufan Ji
- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education Peking University Beijing 100871 P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education Peking University Beijing 100871 P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education Peking University Beijing 100871 P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education Peking University Beijing 100871 P. R. China
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Tran VV, Jeong G, Kim KS, Kim J, Jung HR, Park B, Park JJ, Chang M. Facile Strategy for Modulating the Nanoporous Structure of Ultrathin π-Conjugated Polymer Films for High-Performance Gas Sensors. ACS Sens 2022; 7:175-185. [PMID: 34967614 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.1c01942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Conventional conjugated polymer (CP) films based on organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) tend to limit the performance of gas sensors owing to restricted analyte diffusion and limited interactions with the charge carriers that accumulate in the first few monolayers of the CP film in contact with the dielectric layer. Herein, a facile strategy is presented for modulating the morphology and charge-transport properties of nanoporous CP films using shearing-assisted phase separation of polymer blends for fabricating OFET-based chemical sensors. This approach enables the formation of nanoporous films with pore size and thickness in the ranges of 90-550 and 7-27 nm, respectively, which can be controlled simply by varying the shear rate. The resulting OFET sensors exhibit excellent sensing performance when exposed to NH3 gas, demonstrating a high responsivity (≈70.7%) at 10 ppm and good selectivity toward NH3 over various organic solvent vapors. After a comprehensive analysis of the morphology and electrical properties of the CP films, it is concluded that morphological features, such as film thickness and surface area, affect the sensing performance of nanoporous-film-based OFET sensors more significantly compared to the charge-transport characteristics of the films.
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- Vinh Van Tran
- Alan G. MacDiarmid Energy Research Institute, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
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- Department of Polymer Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
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- Department of Polymer Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
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- Institute of Research and Development, CNB Inc., Gwangju 61008, South Korea
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- Industry-University Cooperation Foundation, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Hongik University, Seoul 121-791, South Korea
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- Alan G. MacDiarmid Energy Research Institute, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
- Department of Polymer Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
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- Alan G. MacDiarmid Energy Research Institute, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
- Department of Polymer Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
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Macroscopic Regulation of Hierarchical Nanostructures in Liquid-crystalline Block Copolymers towards Functional Materials. CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10118-021-2531-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Gu PY, Jiang Y, Fink Z, Xie G, Hu Q, Kim PY, Xu QF, Lu JM, Russell TP. Conductive Thin Films over Large Areas by Supramolecular Self-Assembly. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:54020-54025. [PMID: 33200916 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c13488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We report a "one-step" method for preparing conductive thin films with cylindrical microdomains oriented normal to the surface over large areas using the supramolecular assembly of poly(styrene-block-4-vinylpyridine) (PS19-b-P4VP5) and 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-21H,23H-porphine (HOTPP). HOTPP interacts with the P4VP block by hydrogen bonding between the hydroxyl group of HOTPP and pyridine ring of PS19-b-P4VP5, forming cylindrical P4VP(HOTPP) domains having an average diameter of ∼17 nm in a PS matrix. Dynamic light scattering, contact angle, and in situ grazing incidence small-angle X-ray scattering measurements show a morphological transition from spherical micelles in solution to cylindrical microdomains oriented normal to the substrate surface during the drying process. From the dependence of current on voltage, an average current of ∼4.0 nA is found to pass through a single microdomain, pointing to a promising route for organic semiconductor device applications.
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- Pei-Yang Gu
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation, Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Applied Science and Technology, University of California, Berkeley, 210 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Polymer Science and Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation, Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation, Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Polymer Science and Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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Yue Y, Azumi R, Norikane Y. Fatigue‐Resistant Crosslinked Azopolymers with Inhibited H‐Aggregation for Efficient Photopatterning. CHEMPHOTOCHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202000151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Youfeng Yue
- Research Institute for Advanced Electronics and Photonics National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-8565 Japan
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- Research Institute for Advanced Electronics and Photonics National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-8565 Japan
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- Research Institute for Advanced Electronics and Photonics National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-8565 Japan
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Audia B, Bugakov MA, Boiko NI, Pagliusi P, Cipparrone G, Shibaev VP. Photopatterning of Azobenzene‐Containing Liquid Crystalline Triblock Copolymers: Light‐Induced Anisotropy and Photostabilization. Macromol Rapid Commun 2020; 41:e2000384. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.202000384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Revised: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Biagio Audia
- Department of Physics University of Calabria Ponte P. Bucci, Cubo 33B Rende CS 87036 Italy
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- Faculty of Chemistry Lomonosov Moscow State University Leninskie Gory‐1 Moscow 119991 Russia
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- Faculty of Chemistry Lomonosov Moscow State University Leninskie Gory‐1 Moscow 119991 Russia
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- Department of Physics University of Calabria Ponte P. Bucci, Cubo 33B Rende CS 87036 Italy
- CNR‐Nanotec UOS Cosenza Ponte P. Bucci, Cubo 33B Rende CS 87036 Italy
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- Department of Physics University of Calabria Ponte P. Bucci, Cubo 33B Rende CS 87036 Italy
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- Faculty of Chemistry Lomonosov Moscow State University Leninskie Gory‐1 Moscow 119991 Russia
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Vapaavuori J, Koskela JE, Wang X, Ras RH, Priimagi A, Bazuin CG, Pellerin C. Effect of hydrogen-bond strength on photoresponsive properties of polymer-azobenzene complexes. CAN J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1139/cjc-2020-0048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Supramolecular complexation between photoresponsive azobenzene chromophores and a photopassive polymer host offers synthetic and design advantages compared with conventional covalent azo-containing polymers. In this context, it is important to understand the impact of the strength of the supramolecular interaction on the optical response. Herein, we study the effect of hydrogen-bonding strength between a photopassive polymer host [poly(4-vinylpyridine), or P4VP] and three azobenzene analogues capable of forming weaker (hydroxyl), stronger (carboxylic acid), or no H-bonding with P4VP. The hydroxyl-functionalized azo forms complete H-bonding complexation up to equimolar ratio with VP, whereas the COOH-functionalized azo reaches only up to 30% H-bond complexation due to competing acid dimerization that leads to partial phase separation and azo crystallization. We show that the stronger azo-polymer H-bonding nevertheless provides higher photoinduced orientation and better performance during optical surface patterning, in terms of grating depth and diffraction efficiency, when phase separation is either avoided altogether or is limited by using relatively low azo contents. These results demonstrate the importance of the H-bonding strength on the photoresponse of azopolymer complexes, as well as the need to consider the interplay between different intermolecular interactions that can affect complexation.
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- Jaana Vapaavuori
- Département de chimie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science, Puumiehenkuja 2, Espoo 02150, Finland
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- Département de chimie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science, Puumiehenkuja 2, Espoo 02150, Finland
- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University School of Chemical Engineering, Kemistintie 1, Espoo 02150, Finland
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- Smart Photonic Materials, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere 33101, Finland
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- Département de chimie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada
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Zhang X, Wang B, Huang L, Huang W, Wang Z, Zhu W, Chen Y, Mao Y, Facchetti A, Marks TJ. Breath figure-derived porous semiconducting films for organic electronics. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2020; 6:eaaz1042. [PMID: 32232157 PMCID: PMC7096165 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaz1042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Porous semiconductor film morphologies facilitate fluid diffusion and mass transport into the charge-carrying layers of diverse electronic devices. Here, we report the nature-inspired fabrication of several porous organic semiconductor-insulator blend films [semiconductor: P3HT (p-type polymer), C8BTBT (p-type small-molecule), and N2200 (n-type polymer); insulator: PS] by a breath figure patterning method and their broad and general applicability in organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs), gas sensors, organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs), and chemically doped conducting films. Detailed morphological analysis of these films demonstrates formation of textured layers with uniform nanopores reaching the bottom substrate with an unchanged solid-state packing structure. Device data gathered with both porous and dense control semiconductor films demonstrate that the former films are efficient TFT semiconductors but with added advantage of enhanced sensitivity to gases (e.g., 48.2%/ppm for NO2 using P3HT/PS), faster switching speeds (4.7 s for P3HT/PS OECTs), and more efficient molecular doping (conductivity, 0.13 S/m for N2200/PS).
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- Xinan Zhang
- Department of Chemistry and Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
- School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, P. R. China
- Corresponding author. (Y.M.); (A.F.); (T.J.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
- Flexterra Inc., 8025 Lamon Avenue, Skokie, IL 60077, USA
- Corresponding author. (Y.M.); (A.F.); (T.J.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
- Corresponding author. (Y.M.); (A.F.); (T.J.M.)
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Photoresponsive polymers with multi-azobenzene groups are reviewed and their potential applications in photoactuation, photo-patterning, and photoinduced birefringence are introduced.
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- Shaodong Sun
- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale
- Anhui Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Science and Technology
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale
- Anhui Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Science and Technology
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale
- Anhui Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Science and Technology
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale
- Anhui Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Science and Technology
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale
- Anhui Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Science and Technology
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
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Weis P, Tian W, Wu S. Photoinduced Liquefaction of Azobenzene-Containing Polymers. Chemistry 2018; 24:6494-6505. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201704162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Philipp Weis
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research; Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science; Northwestern Polytechnical University; Xi'an 710072 P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science; Northwestern Polytechnical University; Xi'an 710072 P. R. China
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research; Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
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Weis P, Wu S. Light-Switchable Azobenzene-Containing Macromolecules: From UV to Near Infrared. Macromol Rapid Commun 2017. [PMID: 28643895 DOI: 10.1002/marc.201700220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Azobenzene-containing macromolecules (azo-macromolecules) such as azobenzene-containing polymers (azopolymers) and azobenzene-functionalized biomacromolecules are photoswitchable macromolecules. Trans-to-cis photoisomerization in conventional azo-macromolecules is induced by ultraviolet (UV) light. However, UV light cannot penetrate deeply into issue and has a very small fraction in sunlight. Therefore, conventional azo-macromolecules are problematic for biomedical and solar-energy-related applications. In this Feature Article, the strategies for constructing visible and near-infrared (NIR) light-responsive azo-macromolecules are reviewed, and the potential applications of visible- and NIR-light-responsive azo-macromolecules in biomedicine and solar energy conversion are highlighted. The remaining challenges in the field of photoswitchable azo-macromolecules are discussed.
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- Philipp Weis
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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Qin C, Feng Y, An H, Han J, Cao C, Feng W. Tetracarboxylated Azobenzene/Polymer Supramolecular Assemblies as High-Performance Multiresponsive Actuators. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:4066-4073. [PMID: 28079357 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b15075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Multistimuli-responsive polymers are materials of emerging interest but synthetically challenging. In this work, supramolecular assembly was employed as a facile and effective approach for constructing 3,3',5,5'-azobenzenetetracarboxylic acid (H4abtc)/poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDAC) supramolecules. Structural transformations of H4abtc can be induced by light, mechanical force, and heat and influenced by free volume. Thus, the fabricated free-standing H4abtc/PDAC film underwent bending/unbending movements upon treatment with light, humidity, or temperature, as asymmetric structural transformations on either side of the film generated asymmetric contraction/stretching forces. Fast rates of shape recovery were achieved for the film on exposure to gently flowing humid nitrogen. The bending/unbending motions are controllable, reversible, and repeatable. Hence, this light-, humido-, and thermo-responsive film has great potential in device applications for advanced functions.
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- Chengqun Qin
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, P. R China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, P. R China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300072, P. R China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin 300072, P. R China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, P. R China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, P. R China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, P. R China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, P. R China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, P. R China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300072, P. R China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin 300072, P. R China
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Cetintas M, Kamperman M. Self-assembly of PS-b-PNIPAM-b-PS block copolymer thin films via selective solvent annealing. POLYMER 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2016.08.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [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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Huang J, Wang RY, Xu JT, Fan ZQ. Hydrogen-bonding induced abnormal microphase separation behavior of poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(tert-butyl acrylate-co-acrylic acid) block copolymers. POLYMER 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2016.07.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Weis P, Wang D, Wu S. Visible-Light-Responsive Azopolymers with Inhibited π–π Stacking Enable Fully Reversible Photopatterning. Macromolecules 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Philipp Weis
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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Wang X, Vapaavuori J, Wang X, Sabat RG, Pellerin C, Bazuin CG. Influence of Supramolecular Interaction Type on Photoresponsive Azopolymer Complexes: A Surface Relief Grating Formation Study. Macromolecules 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Xin Wang
- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, China 610500
- Département
de chimie, Centre de recherche sur les matériaux auto-assemblés
(CRMAA/CSACS), Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC, Canada H3C 3J7
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- Département
de chimie, Centre de recherche sur les matériaux auto-assemblés
(CRMAA/CSACS), Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC, Canada H3C 3J7
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- Département
de chimie, Centre de recherche sur les matériaux auto-assemblés
(CRMAA/CSACS), Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC, Canada H3C 3J7
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- Department
of Physics, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, ON, Canada K7K 7B4
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- Département
de chimie, Centre de recherche sur les matériaux auto-assemblés
(CRMAA/CSACS), Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC, Canada H3C 3J7
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- Département
de chimie, Centre de recherche sur les matériaux auto-assemblés
(CRMAA/CSACS), Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC, Canada H3C 3J7
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Lee KH, Bai P, Rancatore BJ, He B, Liu Y, Xu T. Improved Hierarchical Ordering in Supramolecules via Symmetrically Bifunctionalized Organic Semiconductor. Macromolecules 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- Keun Hyung Lee
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 402-751, Republic of Korea
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Saibal B, Chithiravel S, Asha SK. P4VP and oligo(phenylenevinylene)-perylenebisimide mixed donor-acceptor supramolecular comb polymer complexes with improved charge carrier mobility. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.28115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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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- B. Saibal
- Polymer Science and Engineering Division; CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory; Dr Homi Bhabha Road Pune 411008 India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research; New Delhi India
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- Polymer Science and Engineering Division; CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory; Dr Homi Bhabha Road Pune 411008 India
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- Polymer Science and Engineering Division; CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory; Dr Homi Bhabha Road Pune 411008 India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research; New Delhi India
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Rancatore BJ, Kim B, Mauldin CE, Fréchet JMJ, Xu T. Organic Semiconductor-Containing Supramolecules: Effect of Small Molecule Crystallization and Molecular Packing. Macromolecules 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Benjamin J. Rancatore
- Materials
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department
of Science Education, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-750, Republic of Korea
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- Materials
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- King Abdullah
University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia 23955-6900
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- Materials
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Mohamed MG, Tu JH, Huang SH, Chiang YW, Kuo SW. Hydrogen bonding interactions affect the hierarchical self-assembly and secondary structures of comb-like polypeptide supramolecular complexes displaying photoresponsive behavior. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra07907e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Hierarchical lamellae-within-lamellae structure for the PTyr/AzoPy-C16 supramolecular complex, featuring long-range-ordered lamellae arising from the PTyr within lamellae arising from AzoPy-C16 units oriented in a perpendicular manner.
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- Mohamed Gamal Mohamed
- Department of Materials and Optoelectronic Science
- Center for Functional Polymers and Supramolecular Materials
- National Sun Yat-Sen University
- Kaohsiung
- Taiwan
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- Department of Materials and Optoelectronic Science
- Center for Functional Polymers and Supramolecular Materials
- National Sun Yat-Sen University
- Kaohsiung
- Taiwan
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- Department of Materials and Optoelectronic Science
- Center for Functional Polymers and Supramolecular Materials
- National Sun Yat-Sen University
- Kaohsiung
- Taiwan
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- Department of Materials and Optoelectronic Science
- Center for Functional Polymers and Supramolecular Materials
- National Sun Yat-Sen University
- Kaohsiung
- Taiwan
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- Department of Materials and Optoelectronic Science
- Center for Functional Polymers and Supramolecular Materials
- National Sun Yat-Sen University
- Kaohsiung
- Taiwan
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Köhn Serrano MS, König TAF, Haataja JS, Löbling TI, Schmalz H, Agarwal S, Fery A, Greiner A. Self-Organization of Gold Nanoparticle Assemblies with 3D Spatial Order and Their External Stimuli Responsiveness. Macromol Rapid Commun 2015; 37:215-20. [PMID: 26637124 DOI: 10.1002/marc.201500509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2015] [Revised: 10/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Gold nanoparticles (AuNP) with pyridyl end-capped polystyrenes (PS-4VP) as "quasi-monodentate" ligands self-assemble into ordered PS-4VP/AuNP nanostructures with 3D hexagonal spatial order in the dried solid state. The key for the formation of these ordered structures is the modulation of the ratio AuNP versus ligands, which proves the importance of ligand design and quantity for the preparation of novel ordered polymer/metal nanoparticle conjugates. Although the assemblies of PS-4VP/AuNP in dispersion lack in high dimensional order, strong plasmonic interactions are observed due to close contact of AuNP. Applying temperature as an external stimulus allows the reversible distortion of plasmonic interactions within the AuNP nanocomposite structures, which can be observed directly by naked eye. The modulation of the macroscopic optical properties accompanied by this structural distortion of plasmonic interaction opens up very interesting sensoric applications.
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- Melissa S Köhn Serrano
- Macromolecular Chemistry II and Bayreuth Center for Colloids and Interfaces, Universität Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry II and Bayreuth Center for Colloids and Interfaces, Universität Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, 95440, Bayreuth
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- Department of Applied Physics, School of Science, Aalto University, FIN-0215, Espoo, Finland
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- Department of Applied Physics, School of Science, Aalto University, FIN-0215, Espoo, Finland
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- Macromolecular Chemistry II and Bayreuth Center for Colloids and Interfaces, Universität Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Macromolecular Chemistry II and Bayreuth Center for Colloids and Interfaces, Universität Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry II and Bayreuth Center for Colloids and Interfaces, Universität Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, 95440, Bayreuth
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- Macromolecular Chemistry II and Bayreuth Center for Colloids and Interfaces, Universität Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany
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Wang D, Wagner M, Butt HJ, Wu S. Supramolecular hydrogels constructed by red-light-responsive host-guest interactions for photo-controlled protein release in deep tissue. SOFT MATTER 2015; 11:7656-7662. [PMID: 26292617 DOI: 10.1039/c5sm01888a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We report a novel red-light-responsive supramolecule. The tetra-ortho-methoxy-substituted azobenzene (mAzo) and β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) spontaneously formed a supramolecular complex. The substituted methoxy groups shifted the responsive wavelength of the azo group to the red light region, which is in the therapeutic window and desirable for biomedical applications. Red light induced the isomerization of mAzo and the disassembly of the mAzo/β-CD supramolecular complex. We synthesized a mAzo-functionalized polymer and a β-CD-functionalized polymer. Mixing the two polymers in an aqueous solution generated a supramolecular hydrogel. Red light irradiation induced a gel-to-sol transition as a result of the disassembly of the mAzo/β-CD complexes. Proteins were loaded in the hydrogel. Red light could control protein release from the hydrogel in tissue due to its deep penetration depth in tissue. We envision the use of red-light-responsive supramolecules for deep-tissue biomedical applications.
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- Dongsheng Wang
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
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Self-organized morphological evolution and dewetting in solvent vapor annealing of spin coated polymer blend nanostructures. J Colloid Interface Sci 2015; 449:215-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2014.12.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2014] [Revised: 12/28/2014] [Accepted: 12/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Bui VT, Ko SH, Choi HS. Large-scale fabrication of commercially available, nonpolar linear polymer film with a highly ordered honeycomb pattern. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2015; 7:10541-10547. [PMID: 25923842 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b02097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Highly ordered, hexagonally patterned poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) thin film is successfully fabricated using an improved phase separation method. A mixture of chloroform and methanol, which is used as a volatile solvent/nonsolvent pair, effectively controls the surface morphology and sensitively determines the ordered pattern. In particular, the methanol accumulation, which induces the formation of a gel-like protective layer and enhances the lateral capillary force, is crucial in the formation of the highly ordered hexagonal pattern even when using a nonpolar polymer such as PMMA. The convergence of cost-effective and large-scale production of highly ordered micropatterned film has wide potential for application, and it can enable new prospects for the commercialization of future high-tech devices that require specific multifunctionality.
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- Van-Tien Bui
- †Department of Chemical Engineering, Chungnam National University, 99 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon 305-764, Republic of Korea
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- ‡Institute for Basic Science, 70 Yuseong-daero 1689-gil, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon 305-811, Republic of Korea
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- †Department of Chemical Engineering, Chungnam National University, 99 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon 305-764, Republic of Korea
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Lai TY, Cheng CY, Cheng WY, Lee KM, Tung SH. Phase Behavior and Structure of Supramolecules Formed by Poly(4-vinylpyridine) and Fanlike Benzoic Acid Derivative with Long Hydrophobic Tails. Macromolecules 2015. [DOI: 10.1021/ma5022192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Tzu-Yu Lai
- Institute
of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute
of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Department
of Chemistry, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung 82444, Taiwan
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- Department
of Chemistry, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung 82444, Taiwan
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- Institute
of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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Li J, Ou X, Sims S, Li W, Wu L. Hybrid liquid crystal polymers from the self-assembly of poly(vinylpyridine) and polyoxometalates via multiple non-covalent bonds. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra12174k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Vriezekolk EJ, de Weerd E, de Vos WM, Nijmeijer K. Control of pore size and pore uniformity in films based on self-assembling block copolymers. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/polb.23600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Erik J. Vriezekolk
- TNW; Membrane Science and Technology; Mesa Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente; P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede The Netherlands
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- EWI; BIOS Lab on a Chip; University of Twente; P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede The Netherlands
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- TNW; Membrane Science and Technology; Mesa Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente; P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede The Netherlands
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- TNW; Membrane Science and Technology; Mesa Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente; P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede The Netherlands
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Liu X, Chen X, Wang J, Chen G, Zhang H. Hydrogen-Bonded Polymers with Bent-Shaped Side Chains and Poly(4-vinylpridine) Backbone: Phase Behavior and Thin Film Morphologies. Macromolecules 2014. [DOI: 10.1021/ma500794y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Xiaoshan Liu
- College
of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
- College
of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, P. R. China
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- College
of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- College
of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- Shanghai
Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai 201800, P. R. China
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- College
of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, P. R. China
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Supramolecular Assemblies from Poly(styrene)-block-poly(4-vinylpyridine) Diblock Copolymers Mixed with 6-Hydroxy-2-naphthoic Acid. Polymers (Basel) 2013. [DOI: 10.3390/polym5020679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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