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Bilayer Approach to Laser‐Induced Thermal Patterning of π‐Conjugated Polymers
Author(s) -
Gordon Terry J.,
Vamvounis George,
Holdcroft Steven
Publication year - 2008
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.200702473
Subject(s) - conjugated system , bilayer , polymer , materials science , fluorescence , laser , thermal , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , optics , chemistry , composite material , membrane , physics , biochemistry , meteorology
Patterns of a fluorescent π‐conjugated polymer (πCP) are obtained by exposure of bilayer films of a NIR‐absorbing dye spin cast onto a thermally labile πCP. Feature sizes of 20 µm are obtained using laser scan speeds as high as 0.9 m s −1 .