Self-assembly of conjugated polymers for anisotropic nanostructures

Science China Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2283-2291

  Zai, Yu ^a,b   Kun, Lu ^a   Zhixiang, Wei ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR NANOSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anisotropic; Conjugated polymer; Mechanism; Nanostructures; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC; ANISOTROPIC NANOSTRUCTURES; BUILDING BLOCKES; COOPERATIVE EFFECTS; ELECTRONIC DEVICE; NANORIBBONS; NON-COVALENT INTERACTION; POLYMER NANOSTRUCTURES; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; STACKING INTERACTION;

ANISOTROPY; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; MECHANISMS; NANOSHEETS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTUBES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

SELF ASSEMBLY;

EID: 84872110128     PISSN: 16747291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-012-4734-3     Document Type: Review

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