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Forming Highly Ordered Arrays of Functionalized Polymer Nanowires by Dewetting on Micropillars
Author(s) -
Guan J.,
Yu B.,
Lee L. J.
Publication year - 2007
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.200602466
Subject(s) - dewetting , materials science , nanotechnology , nanowire , polymer , quantum dot , nanostructure , nanoparticle , aqueous solution , thin film , composite material , chemistry
1D nanostructures are of great interest for numerous applications : a simple and low‐cost process to generate large arrays of polymer nanowires by dewetting aqueous polymer solution on an array of micropillars is developed. These nanowires are typically less than 10 nm in lateral size and can be functionalized by incorporation of molecules or nanoparticles such as quantum dots (see figure).