Spatial and Orientation Control of Cylindrical Nanostructures in ABA Triblock Copolymer Thin Films by Raster Solvent Vapor Annealing

ACS Nano ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 9855-9862 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan E. Seppala ◽  
Ronald L. Lewis ◽  
Thomas H. Epps
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Triblock Copolymer ◽  
Solvent Vapor ◽  
Orientation Control ◽  
Vapor Annealing ◽  
Solvent Vapor Annealing ◽  
Aba Triblock Copolymer

Feasible tuning of barrier energy in PEDOT:PSS/Bi2Te3 nanowires-based thermoelectric nanocomposite thin films through polar solvent vapor annealing

Nano Energy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 67 ◽  
pp. 104207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wan Sik Kim ◽  
Gopinathan Anoop ◽  
Il-Seok Jeong ◽  
Hye Jeong Lee ◽  
Hyun Bin Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Polar Solvent ◽  
Solvent Vapor ◽  
Barrier Energy ◽  
Nanocomposite Thin Films ◽  
Vapor Annealing ◽  
Solvent Vapor Annealing

scholarly journals Widely Tunable Morphologies in Block Copolymer Thin Films Through Solvent Vapor Annealing Using Mixtures of Selective Solvents

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (20) ◽  
pp. 3057-3065 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle A. Chavis ◽  
Detlef-M. Smilgies ◽  
Ulrich B. Wiesner ◽  
Christopher K. Ober
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Solvent Vapor ◽  
Selective Solvents ◽  
Vapor Annealing ◽  
Solvent Vapor Annealing

scholarly journals Effects of Solvent Vapor Annealing on Morphology and Charge Transport of Poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) Films Incorporated with Preformed P3HT Nanowires

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1188
Author(s):  
Mingu Jang ◽  
Yang-Il Huh ◽  
Mincheol Chang
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Charge Transport ◽  
Carrier Mobility ◽  
Morphological Changes ◽  
Charge Carrier Mobility ◽  
Solvent Vapor ◽  
Molecular Ordering ◽  
Vapor Annealing ◽  
Solvent Vapor Annealing ◽  
Influence Of Solvent

We systematically studied the influence of solvent vapor annealing on the molecular ordering, morphologies, and charge transport properties of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) thin films embedded with preformed crystalline P3HT nanowires (NWs). Solvent vapor annealing (SVA) with chloroform (CF) was found to profoundly impact on the structural and morphological changes, and thus on the charge transport characteristics, of the P3HT-NW-embedded P3HT films. With increased annealing time, the density of crystalline P3HT NWs was increased within the resultant films, and also intra- and intermolecular interactions of the corresponding films were significantly improved. As a result, the P3HT-NW-embedded P3HT films annealed with CF vapor for 20 min resulted in a maximized charge carrier mobility of ~0.102 cm2 V−1 s−1, which is higher than that of pristine P3HT films by 4.4-fold (μ = ~0.023 cm2 V−1 s−1).

scholarly journals Temperature-Controlled Solvent Vapor Annealing of Thin Block Copolymer Films

Polymers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Cheng ◽  
Alexander Böker ◽  
Larisa Tsarkova
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Thermal Annealing ◽  
Saturated Vapor ◽  
Polymer Chains ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Solvent Vapor ◽  
Copolymer Films ◽  
Vapor Annealing ◽  
Solvent Vapor Annealing

Solvent vapor annealing is as an effective and versatile alternative to thermal annealing to equilibrate and control the assembly of polymer chains in thin films. Here, we present scientific and practical aspects of the solvent vapor annealing method, including the discussion of such factors as non-equilibrium conformational states and chain dynamics in thin films in the presence of solvent. Homopolymer and block copolymer films have been used in model studies to evaluate the robustness and the reproducibility of the solvent vapor processing, as well as to assess polymer-solvent interactions under confinement. Advantages of utilizing a well-controlled solvent vapor environment, including practically interesting regimes of weakly saturated vapor leading to poorly swollen states, are discussed. Special focus is given to dual temperature control over the set-up instrumentation and to the potential of solvo-thermal annealing. The evaluated insights into annealing dynamics derived from the studies on block copolymer films can be applied to improve the processing of thin films of crystalline and conjugated polymers as well as polymer composite in confined geometries.

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