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Thin Films: 3D Orientational Control in Self‐Assembled Thin Films with Sub‐5 nm Features by Light (Small 33/2017)
Author(s) -
Nickmans Koen,
Bögels Gerardus M.,
SánchezSomolinos Carlos,
Murphy Jeffrey N.,
Leclère Philippe,
Voets Ilja K.,
Schenning Albertus P. H. J.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201770182
Subject(s) - thin film , materials science , self assembly , optoelectronics , molecule , nanotechnology , optics , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry
In article number 1701043 , Albertus P. H. J. Schenning and co‐workers, explore how photo‐responsive small molecules can be monolithically aligned when exposed to linearly polarized light in thin films with sub‐5 nm cylindrical nanopatterns, while when exposed to unpolarized light the self‐assembled nanocylinders are aligned out‐of‐plane. These results pave the way for generating defect‐free functional organic thin films with three‐dimensional orientational control by light.