Effects of temperature on the polymorphism of α,ω- dioctylterthiophene in thin films

Journal of Crystal Growth

Volumn 386, Issue , 2014, Pages 128-134

  Lercher, Christoph ^a   Resel, Roland ^a   Balandier, Jean Yves ^b   Niebel, Claude ^b   Geerts, Yves H ^b   Sferrazza, Michele ^b   Gbabode, Gabin ^b,c  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

A1. grazing incidence X ray diffraction; A1. polymorphism; A1. substrate induced phase; A3. spin coated thin films; B2. organic semiconducting materials

Indexed keywords

COOLING; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; POLYMORPHISM; SUBSTRATES; TEMPERATURE; THIN FILMS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

A1. SUBSTRATE-INDUCED PHASE; EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE; GRAZING INCIDENCE X-RAY DIFFRACTION; HIGH SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE; LOW SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE; ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTING MATERIALS; PREFERENTIAL CRYSTALLIZATION; SPIN-COATED THIN FILMS;

FILM PREPARATION;

EID: 84886777243     PISSN: 00220248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2013.10.003     Document Type: Article

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