Functional supramolecular architectures : for organic electronics and nanotechnology /: for organic electronics and nanotechnology. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Paolo Samorì and Franco Cacialli.
• Other Names: Samorì, Paolo; Cacialli, Franco
• Contents: VOLUME 1; ; PART I: Modeling and Theory; ; CHARGE TRANSPORT IN ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS: A MULTISCALE MODELING; Introduction; Organic Single Crystals; Tetrathiafulvalene Derivatives; Polythiophene Derivatives; Polymer Dielectrics; Outlook; ; MONTE CARLO STUDIES OF PHASE TRANSITIONS AND COOPERATIVE MOTION IN LANGMUIR MONOLAYERS WITH INTERNAL DIPOLES; Introduction; Computational Details; Results and Discussion; Summary; ; MOLECULES ON GOLD SURFACES: WHAT THEY DO AND HOW THEY GO AROUND TO DO IT; Introduction; A Simple Description of the Geometrical Structure of Metals; A Simple Description of the Geometrical Structure of Molecules; Electronegativity Governs Chemical Interactions: Charge Equilibration, Qeq, Models; A Simple Description of the Interaction between Metal Surfaces and Molecules; Presence of an External Electric Potential or Field; Generality of the Model and Its Transferability; Thiolates on Gold; Adsorption of a Large Molecule: C60; Simple Packing Problems; The Presence of an Electrostatic Potential; Challenges and Conclusion; ; PART II: Supramolecular Synthetic Chemistry; ; CONJUGATED POLYMER SENSORS: DESIGN, PRINCIPLES, AND BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; Introduction; Water Solubility; Protein Detection; DNA Detection; Bacteria Detection; Electron-Deficient Polymers; Aggregation-Based Detection; Temperature-Responsive Fluorescent Polymers; Nonhomogeneous Detection Schemes; Mechanism of Energy Transfer; Conclusions and Future Directions; ; CHROMOPHORIC POLYISOCYANIDE MATERIALS; Introduction; Polyisocyanide Materials; Perylene Polyisocyanides in Devices; TFT Devices; Morphology Control in Perylene/Crystal Systems; Postmodification of Polyisocyanopeptides; Toward Larger Length Scales: Polyisocyanopeptide Brushes; Summary and Outlook; ; FUNCTIONAL POLYPHENYLENES FOR SUPRAMOLECULAR ORDERING AND APPLICATION IN ORGANIC ELECTRONICS; Introduction; Conjugated Polymers; Graphene Molecules and Their Alignment; Rylenes Dyes; Dendritic Polyphenylenes: The Three-Dimensional Case; Conclusion and Outlook; ; MOLECULAR TECTONICS: DESIGN OF HYBRID NETWORKS AND CRYSTALS BASED ON CHARGE-ASSISTED HYDROGEN BONDS; Introduction; Examples of Rubust Charge-Assisted H-Bonded (CAHB) Networks; Charge-Assisted H-Bonded Networks Based on Amidinium Tectons; Charge-Assisted H-Bonded Networks Based on Amidinium and Polycyanometallate Tectons; Properties of Charge-Assisted H-Bonded Networks Based on Amidinium Tectons; Design of Crystals Based on CAHB Networks; Conclusion; ; SYNTHESIS AND DESIGN OF PI-CONJUGATED ORGANIC ARCHITECTURES DOPED WITH HETEROATOMS; Introduction; Boron; Sulfur, Selenium, and Tellurium; Miscellaneous; Conclusions; ; PART III: Nanopatterning and Processing; ; FUNCTIONALIZATION AND ASSEMBLING OF INORGANIC NANOCONTAINERS FOR OPTICAL AND BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; Introduction; Zeolite L as Inorganic Nanocontainers; Functionalization of Zeolites: Host-Guest Chemistry and Surface and Channel Functionalizations; Photoinduced Processes in Zeolites; Self-Assembly in Solution and on Surfaces; Possible Optical and Biomedical Applications of Nanocontainers; ; SOFT LITHOGRAPHY FOR PATTERNING SELF-ASSEMBLING SYSTEMS; Introduction; Self-Assembling Systems; Soft Lithography; Contact Printing of SAMs with High Resolution; Soft Lithography to Pattern Assemblies of Nanoparticles; Soft Lithography Pattern Supramolecular Assembly; Concluding Remarks; ; COLLOIDAL SELF-ASSEMBLY OF SEMICONDUCTING POLYMER NANOSPHERES: A NOVEL ROUTE TO FUNCTIONAL ARCHITECTURES FOR ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICES; Introduction; Formation of Semiconducting Polymer Nanospheres; Driving Forces behind Nanoparticle Self-Assembly Processes; Deposition Methods for Aqueous Dispersions of Semiconducting Polymer Nanospheres; Conclusions; ; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHIC PATTERNING OF ORGANIC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS; Introduction; Photolithographic Methods for Patterning Organic Materials; Conclusions and General Considerations; ; PART IV: Scanning Probe Microscopies; ; TOWARD SUPRAMOLECULAR ENGINEERING OF FUNCTIONAL NANOMATERIALS: PREPROGRAMMING MULTICOMPONENT 2D SELF-ASSEMBLY AT SOLID-LIQUID INTERFACES; Introduction; Van der Waals Interactions; Hydrogen-Bonding Interactions; Metal-Ligand Interactions; Conclusions and Outlook; ; STM CHARACTERIZATION OF SUPRAMOLECULAR MATERIALS WITH POTENTIAL FOR ORGANIC ELECTRONICS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; Introduction; Characterization Using STM and Related Technologies; Molecular Systems with Applications in Electronics; Optically Active Molecules; Magnetic Systems; STM Characterization and Biological Surface Science; Using the STM to Initiate Chemical Reactions; Conclusions and Perspective; ; SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY INSIGHTS INTO SUPRAMOLECULAR PI-CONJUGATED NANOSTRUCTURES FOR OPTOELECTRONIC DIVICES; Introduction: SPM Techniques for the Nanoscale Characterization of Organic Thin Films; Controlling the Supramolecular Assembly and Nanoscale Morphology of Pi-Conjugated (Macro)Molecules; Effect of the Nanoscale Morphology on the Optoelectronic Properties and Device Performances; Conclusions and Perspectives; ; SINGLE-MOLECULE ORGANIC ELECTRONICS: TOWARD FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURES; Introduction; Techniques; Summary and Outlook; ; VOLUME 2; ; PART V: Electronic and Optical Properties; ; CHARGE TRANSFER EXCITIONS IN SUPRAMOLECULAR SEMICONDUCTOR NANOSTRUCTURES; Introduction; Experimental Methodologies; Delayed PL Decay Dynamics: Evidence of Charge Transfer Exciton Recombination in T6; Distribution of Charge Transfer Exciton Radii; Conclusions; ; OPTICAL PROPERTIES AND ELECTRONIC STATES IN ANISOTROPIC CONJUGATED POLYMERS: INTRA- AND INTERCHAIN EFFECTS; Introduction; Polymer Properties and Orientation; Intrachain Effects; Interchain Effects; Conclusions; ; NANOSCALE SHAPE OF CONJUGATED POLYMER CHAINS REVEALED BY SINGLE-MOLECULE SPECTROSCOPY; Introduction; The Single-Molecule Approach; Chain Shape; Conclusions; ; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE ENGINEERING THROUGH INTRAMOLECULAR POLAR BONDS; Introduction; Electrostatic Considerations; Introducing Energy Levels; Intrinsic Intramolecular Surface Dipoles; Implications for Materials and Devices; Conclusions; ; PART VI: Field-Effect Transistors; ; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE PERFORMANCE RELATIONSHIP IN OFETS; Introduction; Single-Crystal OFETs; Crystal Packing Motifs; Polymorphism; Summary; ; BIOACTIVE SUPRAMOLECULAR ARCHITECTURES IN ELECTRONIC SENSING DEVICES; Introduction; Supramolecular Architectures for Organic Thin-Film Field-Effect Sensing Transistors; Bioactive Sensing Layer; Sensing Devices with Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Architectures; Electronic Sensing Devices with Phospholipid Layer Architectures; Conclusions and Perspectives; ; FIELD-EFFECT DEVICES BASED ON ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR HETEROJUNCTIONS; Introduction; Field-Effect Devices; Conclusions; ; FUNCTIONAL SEMICONDUCTING BLENDS; Introduction; Processing Aids; Mechanically Tough Semiconducting Blends; Ferroelectric Semiconducting Blends; Photovoltaic Blends; Conclusions; ; PART VII: Solar Cells; ; HYBRID ORGANIC-INORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC DIODES: PHOTOACTION AT THE HETEROJUNCTION AND CHARGE COLLECTION THROUGH MESOSTRUCTURED COMPOSITES; Introduction; Basic Operating Principles of Hybrid Solar Cells; Photoaction at the Heterojunction: Light Harvesting, Charge Generation, and Recombination; Pore Filling and Current Collection in Hybrid Solar Cells; Summary and Outlook; ; NANOSTRUCTURED HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; Introduction; Motivation; Materials; Nanostructures; Summary and Outlook; ; DETERMINATION AND CONTROL OF MICROSTRUCTURE IN ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; Introduction; Measurement of Microstructure in Polyer: Fullerene Blend Films; Control of the Structure of Organic Photovoltaic Materials through Chemical Design; Control of Microstructure in Polymer: Fullerene Blend Devices via Processing; Numerical Simulations of Microstructure; Conclusions; ; MORPHOLOGY AND PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTIES OF POLYMER-POLYMER BLENDS; Introduction; Neutral Excitations at Polymer-Polymer Hete
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Wiley-VCH
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (1030 pages)
• Subjects: 621.381; Molecular electronics; Supramolecular chemistry
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783527689910
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