Resonant soft X‐ray scattering in polymer science

BA Collins, E Gann - Journal of Polymer Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Resonant soft X‐ray scattering (RSoXS) is an emerging, powerful technique to probe the
nano‐to‐mesoscale structure of polymers and other molecules. It joins together small‐angle …

Temperature induced aggregation of organic semiconductors

B Du, J Yi, H Yan, T Wang - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
One important feature of organic semiconductors is their solution processability, which
allows researchers to tune their aggregation states in solution and solid states and to control …

Uniform Continuous and Segmented Nanofibers Containing a π-Conjugated Oligo(p-phenylene ethynylene) Core via “Living” Crystallization-Driven Self-Assembly: Importance …

J Nie, Z Wang, X Huang, G Lu, C Feng - Macromolecules, 2020 - ACS Publications
π-Conjugated nanofibers of controlled length and composition show promising potential
applications from biomedicine to optoelectronics. However, efficient preparation of uniform …

Nanostructure-assisted solvent vapor annealing of conjugated polymer thin films for enhanced performance in volatile organic compound sensing

SY Shin, M Jang, HJ Cheon, S Go, H Yoon… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Controlling both the charge transport properties and morphologies of conjugated polymer
(CP) films is critical for the practical use of CP-based organic field-effect transistor (OFET) …

Nanoscale self-assembly of poly (3-hexylthiophene) assisted by a low-molecular-weight gelator toward large-scale fabrication of electrically conductive networks

M Lakdusinghe, M Abbaszadeh, S Mishra… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Achieving self-assembly of conjugated polymers is necessary to harness their charge
transport properties in various applications, including field-effect transistors, sensors, and …

Robust chain aggregation of low-entropy rigid ladder polymers in solution

G Ma, M Leng, S Li, Z Cao, Y Cao, DP Tabor… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Conjugated polymers have been widely investigated where ladder-type conjugated
polymers receive more attention due to their rigid backbones and extraordinary properties …

Enhanced alignment of water-soluble polythiophene using cellulose nanocrystals as a liquid crystal template

BE Risteen, A Blake, MA McBride, C Rosu… - …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are bioderived, rodlike particles that form a chiral nematic
liquid crystal (LC) in water. In this work, CNCs were used to induce long-range order in a …

Effect of spacer length and solvent on the concentration-driven aggregation of cationic hydrogen-bonding donor polythiophenes

SE Domínguez, M Cangiotti, A Fattori, T Ääritalo… - Langmuir, 2018 - ACS Publications
Aggregation of cationic isothiouronium polythiophenes with alkoxy-spacers of different
lengths at the 3-position of the thiophene ring was studied in solvents of different polarities …

Cationic polythiophene–anionic fullerene pair in water and water–dioxane: studies on hydrogen bonding capabilities, kinetic and thermodynamic properties

SE Domínguez, B Kohn, T Ääritalo, P Damlin… - Physical Chemistry …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Despite the vast array of solution-and solid-state bio-analytical, bioelectronic and
optoelectronic applications of cationic polythiophenes (CPTs), the number of studies …

Diffusion characteristics of water molecules in a lamellar structure formed by triblock copolymers

Z Zhang, Y Han, WR Chen, C Do - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The distribution and diffusion of water molecules are playing important roles in determining
self-assembly and transport properties of polymeric systems. Small-angle neutron scattering …