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Fabrication of organic nanocrystals for electronics and photonics
Author(s) -
Nalwa Hari Singh,
Kakuta Atsushi,
Mukoh Akio,
Kasai Hitoshi,
Okada Shuji,
Oikawa Hidetoshi,
Nakanishi Hachiro,
Matsuda Hiro
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.19930051018
Subject(s) - nanocrystal , materials science , fabrication , nanotechnology , photonics , electronics , polymer , organic electronics , phase (matter) , optoelectronics , transistor , organic chemistry , composite material , medicine , chemistry , alternative medicine , physics , pathology , voltage , quantum mechanics
We have presented a simple technique for the fabrication of nanocrystals of organic molecules and polymers and have shown that it is possible, using the liquid‐phase technique, to fabricate organic nanocrystals ranging in size from 10 nm to 1 μm by manipulating the preparative conditions. In particular, nanocrystals of poly(4‐BCMU) ranging from 20 nm to 350 nm were prepared by controlling the preparation conditions. The main advantages of the liquid‐phase technique are the practicality and suitability of the technique for a wide range of materials. The fabrication of organic nanocrystals, though at a very early stage, seems a promising approach for producing low‐dimensional organic materials and, like inorganic nanocrystals, another important objective for future study would be to incorporate organic nanocrystals into a variety of inorganic and organic media. It is hoped that extensive work will be done on organic nanocrystals to evaluate their potential for electronics and photonics.