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Thin Films: Microdomain Transformations in Mosaic Mesocrystal Thin Films (Adv. Funct. Mater. 12/2013)
Author(s) -
Jiang Yuan,
Gong Haofei,
Grzywa Maciej,
Volkmer Dirk,
Gower Laurie,
Cölfen Helmut
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201370061
Subject(s) - thin film , materials science , recrystallization (geology) , polymer , chemical engineering , composite material , optoelectronics , nanotechnology , paleontology , engineering , biology
A simple evaporation method for the preparation of mosaic mesocrystal thin films is studied by Helmut Cölfen and co‐workers. As reported on page 1547 , the multistep process starts with the formation of a polymer–induced liquid–precursor phase, followed by the formation of spherulitic thin films and their recrystallization into mesocrystal thin films. The image shows a polarized light (Abrio) image of a mesocrystalline thin film of dl ‐lysine·HCl.