Visualizing surface phase separation in PS-PMMA polymer blends at the nanoscale

D Mrđenović, D Abbott, V Mougel, W Su… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Phase-separated polymer blend films are an important class of functional materials with
numerous technological applications in solar cells, catalysis, and biotechnology. These …

Regulation of dewetting and morphology evolution in spin-coated PS/PMMA blend films via graphene-based Janus nanosheets

H Cai, B Zheng, D Zhu, Y Wu, R Cardinaels… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
Spin-coated blend films with complex phase-separated morphology find broad applications
while precise tailoring of the morphology is still challenging. In this study, graphene oxide …

Mechanical Deformation of Polymer Blend Thin Films Reinforced with Boron Nitride

G Pokhrel, NM Christ, MC Wilson… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Understanding deformation of polymer thin films at various strains is crucial for wide
applications, especially the growing organic semiconductor field. Thin films of immiscible …

Multifunctional Acrylic Polymers with Enhanced Adhesive Property Serving as Excellent Edge Encapsulant for Stable Optoelectronic Devices

S Lee, J Park, H Ma, W Kim, YK Song… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Pendant groups in acrylic adhesive polymers (Ads) have a profound influence on adhesive
and cohesive properties and additionally on encapsulant application. However, a systematic …

Feature size modulation in dewetting of nanoparticle-containing ultrathin polymer films

A Das, R Mukherjee - Macromolecules, 2021 - ACS Publications
Ultrathin polymer films (thinner than∼ 100 nm) undergo spontaneous rupture on a non-
wetting surface with the appearance of random holes due to interfacial van der Waal's …

Driving organic field-effect transistors: enhancing crystallization and electrical performance with blends and inkjet printing

X Zhao, P Du, F Qiu, Y Hou, H Lu, J Zhang… - … Composites and Hybrid …, 2024 - Springer
The drive to deliver ever-more powerful and feature-rich organic integrated circuits has
made the interface contact quality improvement—that is, the process of alleviating the …

Multi-modal vibrational analysis of blend polymers using mid-infrared photothermal and Raman microscopies

R Kato, T Yano, T Tanaka - Vibrational Spectroscopy, 2022 - Elsevier
Chemical characterization of polymeric samples, such as blend polymers is a fundamental
analytical approach for advancement of polymer science and polymer technologies …

Nanoparticle-Mediated Stabilization of a Thin Polymer Bilayer

A Das, AB Dey, G Manna, MK Sanyal… - Macromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
We show that an unstable thin polymer bilayer comprising a polystyrene (PS) top and
polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) bottom layer remains completely stable on a non-wettable …

In-situ synthesis of PPTA nanomaterials in PS matrix and their enhanced performances in PS-based nanocomposite

Y Wu, Z Zhao, C Sun, C Ji, Y Zhang, R Qu… - European Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, aramid nanomaterials (ANM) were successfully prepared in N-methyl
pyrrolidone (NMP) solution containing polystyrene (PS) by in-situ condensation of para …

Biomimetic Fingerprint-like Unclonable Optical Anticounterfeiting System with Selectively In Situ-Synthesized Perovskite Quantum Dots Embedded in Spontaneous …

K You, J Lin, Z Wang, Y Jiang, J Sun… - … Applied Materials & …, 2025 - ACS Publications
Anticounterfeiting technologies meet challenges in the Internet of Things era due to the
rapidly growing volume of objects, their frequent connection with humans, and the …