Effect of molecular weight on the structure and morphology of oriented thin films of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) grown by directional epitaxial solidification

Advanced Functional Materials

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 101-108

  Brinkmann, Martin ^a   Rannou, Patrice ^b  

^a INSTITUT CHARLES SADRON   (France)

^b CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CRYSTALLIZATION; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SOLIDIFICATION; THIN FILMS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AMORPHOUS INTERLAMELLAR ZONES; CRYSTALLINE LAMELLAE; LAMELLAR STRUCTURES; PERIODIC ALTERNATION;

OLEFINS;

EID: 33846423880     PISSN: 1616301X     EISSN: 16163028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.200600673     Document Type: Article

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