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Luminescent Conjugated Polymer Nanowire Y‐Junctions with On‐Branch Molecular Anisotropy
Author(s) -
O'Carroll Deirdre,
Iacopino Daniela,
Redmond Gareth
Publication year - 2009
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.200801723
Subject(s) - nanowire , polyfluorene , materials science , conjugated system , luminescence , branching (polymer chemistry) , polymer , anisotropy , nanotechnology , electroluminescence , optoelectronics , optics , physics , composite material , layer (electronics)
Polyfluorene nanowire Y‐junctions synthesized by solution‐assisted template wetting are shown to exhibit strongly polarized light emission from the branches and stems. It is demonstrated that the Y‐junctions can be positioned, and branching angles may be adjusted, by micromanipulation. Nanowire junctions of this type could ultimately facilitate the incorporation of conjugated polymer materials into highly integrated electronic and photonic circuits and systems.