Directional Alignment of Polyfluorene Copolymers at Patterned Solid-Liquid Interfaces
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Methods
2.1. Materials and Measurement Methods
2.2. Preparation of the Directionally-Aligned Polymer Fibers
2.3. Device Fabrication and Characterization
3. Microscopic Characterization
4. Spectroscopic Characterization
5. Photoconductivity Characterization
6. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Pan, X.; Li, H.; Zhang, X. Directional Alignment of Polyfluorene Copolymers at Patterned Solid-Liquid Interfaces. Polymers 2017, 9, 356. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym9080356
Pan X, Li H, Zhang X. Directional Alignment of Polyfluorene Copolymers at Patterned Solid-Liquid Interfaces. Polymers. 2017; 9(8):356. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym9080356
Chicago/Turabian StylePan, Xiaolu, Hongwei Li, and Xinping Zhang. 2017. "Directional Alignment of Polyfluorene Copolymers at Patterned Solid-Liquid Interfaces" Polymers 9, no. 8: 356. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym9080356