Thin Films: 3D Orientational Control in Self‐Assembled Thin Films with Sub‐5 nm Features by Light (Small 33/2017). Issue 33 (1st September 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nickmans, Koen; Bögels, Gerardus M.; Sánchez‐Somolinos, Carlos; Murphy, Jeffrey N.; Leclère, Philippe; Voets, Ilja K.; Schenning, Albertus P. H. J.
• Is Part Of: Small. Volume 13:Issue 33(2017)
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• Publication Date: 2017-09-01
• Subjects: azobenzene -- liquid crystal -- photoalignment -- siloxane -- thin films; Nanotechnology -- Periodicals; Nanoparticles -- Periodicals; Microtechnology -- Periodicals; 620.5
• DOI: 10.1002/smll.201770182
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1613-6810

Abstract

Abstract : In article number1701043, 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.