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Organic Step Edge Driven Heteroquasiepitaxial Growth of Organic Multilayer Films
Author(s) -
Chen Pei,
Lunt Richard R.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advanced materials interfaces
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.671
H-Index - 65
ISSN - 2196-7350
DOI - 10.1002/admi.201600401
Subject(s) - materials science , enhanced data rates for gsm evolution , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , artificial intelligence , computer science , engineering
The ordered hetero‐quasiepitaxial growth of two alternating organic crystalline films is demonstrated. This demonstration is enabled by the observation of a new organic–organic growth mode driven by step‐edge nucleation that is analogous to step‐flow growth. Such growth, which is a longstanding goal in organic electronics, provides novel pathways to fabricate highly ordered organic superlattices for enhanced excitonic electronic devices.