Combinatorial Techniques to Efficiently Investigate and Optimize Organic Thin Film Processing and Properties
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Combinatorial Techniques
2.1.1. Internal Material Composition Gradient
2.1.2. Temperature Gradient
2.1.3. Exposure Dose Gradient
2.1.4. Dissolution Investigation
2.2. Combinatorial Libraries
2.2.1. Binary Combinatorial Library
Wafer piece | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wafer segment (mm) | 0–5 | 5–10 | 10–15 | 15–20 | 20–25 | 25–30 | 30–35 | 35–40 | 40–45 | 45–50 | 50–55 | 55–60 | 60–65 | 65–70 |
2.2.2. Ternary Combinatorial Library
3. Experimental
3.1. Chemicals and Materials
3.2. Internal Material Composition Gradient
3.3. Temperature Gradient
3.4. Exposure Dose Gradient
3.5. Dissolution Investigation
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
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Wieberger, F.; Kolb, T.; Neuber, C.; Ober, C.K.; Schmidt, H.-W. Combinatorial Techniques to Efficiently Investigate and Optimize Organic Thin Film Processing and Properties. Molecules 2013, 18, 4120-4139. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules18044120
Wieberger F, Kolb T, Neuber C, Ober CK, Schmidt H-W. Combinatorial Techniques to Efficiently Investigate and Optimize Organic Thin Film Processing and Properties. Molecules. 2013; 18(4):4120-4139. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules18044120
Chicago/Turabian StyleWieberger, Florian, Tristan Kolb, Christian Neuber, Christopher K. Ober, and Hans-Werner Schmidt. 2013. "Combinatorial Techniques to Efficiently Investigate and Optimize Organic Thin Film Processing and Properties" Molecules 18, no. 4: 4120-4139. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules18044120