Self-assembled morphologies of an amphiphilic Y-shaped weak polyelectrolyte in a thin film

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (46) ◽  
pp. 31011-31023 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Mu ◽  
Jian-Quan Li ◽  
Sheng-Yu Feng

The introduction of charges leads to a smaller aggregate size and lower density; moreover, crossed-cylindrical structures are produced in thicker thin films.

Nanoscale ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (16) ◽  
pp. 7174-7177 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Vankova ◽  
S. Zanarini ◽  
J. Amici ◽  
F. Cámara ◽  
R. Arletti ◽  
...  

We report a novel type of WO3 nanostructure, i.e. nanorolls obtained as a self-assembled thin film on a transparent conductive substrate.


2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (38) ◽  
pp. 19575-19581 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Hauffman ◽  
A. Vlad ◽  
T. Janoschka ◽  
U. S. Schubert ◽  
J.-F. Gohy

Nanostructured thin film organic radical cathodes have been prepared from poly(styrene)-block-poly(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyloxy-4-yl methacrylate) diblock copolymers.


2007 ◽  
Vol 1029 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilia Platzman ◽  
Hossam Haick ◽  
Rina Tannenbaum

AbstractQualitative and quantitative studies of the oxidation of molecularly modified polycrystalline copper (Cu) thin films upon exposure to ambient air conditions for long periods (on the order of several months) are reported in this work. Thin films of Cu, prepared by thermal evaporation, were analyzed by means of x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to gain an understanding on the growth mechanism of oxide on bare and molecularly modified Cu surfaces. The results from all techniques points for an unstable behavior of bare Cu surfaces characterized in very fast and continuous growth of Cu oxide layers during first 60 days of exposure to overall 6 nm oxide thickness. However, Cu films prepared under the same conditions, but covered with a self-assembled organic thin film layer of 1,4-phenylene diisocyanide (PDI) molecules adsorbed from solution, showed a decrease in the thickness of the copper oxide layer on the Cu surface. Our findings imply that chemisorbed PDI monolayers can serve as protective coatings for Cu.


2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (15) ◽  
pp. 5673-5683 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rashid Ilmi ◽  
Sevgi Kansız ◽  
Nawal K. Al-Rasbi ◽  
Necmi Dege ◽  
Paul R. Raithby ◽  
...  

A new samarium(iii) complex, [Sm(hfaa)3(Py-Im)], has been prepared and fabricated into thin films which show color tunability from violet to orange depending on the concentration of doping within the film.


RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (32) ◽  
pp. 19849-19855 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rong Chen ◽  
Zhejian Wu ◽  
Tuqiao Zhang ◽  
Tingchao Yu ◽  
Miaomiao Ye

Hydrophobic magnetic microspheres can self-assemble into a thin film and float on the surface of water. The formed film was used as a photothermal material for water evaporation based on a new concept of interfacial solar heating.


2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suh Cem Pang ◽  
Suk Fun Chin ◽  
Chian Ye Ling

Thin films of manganese dioxide (MnO2) were prepared by self-assembly of MnO2nanoparticles directly unto nickel-coated poly(ethylene terephthalate) flexible films using the newly developed horizontal submersion process. The thickness of deposited thin films was controllable by the deposition duration. This horizontal submersion deposition process for thin-film deposition is relatively easy, simple, and cost effective. Effects of deposition duration and calcination temperatures on the microstructure and electrochemical properties of self-assembled MnO2thin films were investigated. Optimized MnO2thin films exhibited high charge capacity, good cycling reversibility, and stability in a mild aqueous electrolyte and are thus promising electrode materials for the fabrication of thin-film electrochemical capacitors.


RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (26) ◽  
pp. 15539-15545
Author(s):  
Tahta Amrillah ◽  
Angga Hermawan ◽  
Shu Yin ◽  
Jenh-Yih Juang

BiFeO3–CoFe2O4 vertically aligned nanocomposites, which mainly discovered in thin-films deposited on rigid substrates, have been successfully transformed into a flexible thin-film using a mica substrate.


Nanoscale ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 1430-1436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping-Ping Zhang ◽  
Hui Zhang ◽  
Xu-Hui Sun

Highly-uniform In2O3/CuO bilayer and multilayer porous thin films were successfully fabricated using a self-assembled soft template and a simple sputtering deposition technique.


RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (45) ◽  
pp. 38716-38723 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yale Shen ◽  
Yuanjun Liu ◽  
Wei Wang ◽  
Fan Xu ◽  
Chao Yan ◽  
...  

We demonstrate the fabrication of uniform Au nanocluster arrays utilizing a self-assembled polystyrene-block-poly(4-vinylpyridine) (PS-b-P4VP) thin film as the template and their application as a surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrate.


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