Structure and morphology of polyfluorenes in solutions and the solid state

M Knaapila, MJ Winokur - Polyfluorenes, 2008 - Springer
This account provides a state of the art overview of polyfluorene structure and phase
behaviour in solutions and the solid state. This review covers key aspects of the hierarchical …

Highly anisotropic luminescence from poly (9, 9-dioctylfluorene) nanowires doped with orientationally ordered β-phase polymer chains

G Redmond - Chemistry of Materials, 2008 - ACS Publications
We quantitatively assess the nature and extent of emissive polymer chain organization
within individual poly (9, 9-dioctylfluorene) nanowires fabricated by solution-assisted …

Nanotube arrays in porous anodic alumina membranes

LI Liang, N Koshizaki, LI Guanghai - 材料科学与技术, 2008 - jmst.org
This review summarizes the various techniques developed for fabricating nanotube arrays in
porous anodic alumina membranes (AAMs). After a brief introduction to the fabrication …

Control over phase behavior and solution structure of hairy-rod polyfluorene by means of side-chain length and branching

M Knaapila, R Stepanyan, M Torkkeli, VM Garamus… - Physical Review E …, 2008 - APS
We present guidelines on how the solution structure of π-conjugated hairy-rod polyfluorenes
is controlled by the side-chain length and branching. First, the semiquantitative mean-field …

Probe based manipulation and assembly of nanowires into organized mesostructures

K Reynolds, J Komulainen, J Kivijakola… - …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
A convenient approach to patterning inorganic and organic nanowires using a novel probe
manipulator is presented. The system utilizes an electrochemically etched tungsten wire …

Fractal Aggregates of Polyfluorene− Polyaniline Triblock Copolymer in Solution State

M Knaapila, VM Garamus, L Almásy… - The Journal of …, 2008 - ACS Publications
We report on the aggregate structure of a symmetrical A− B− A 9, 9-dialkylfluorene/2-
alkylaniline “coil− rod− coil” triblock copolymer (or PF/PANI11112-b-PANI11) consisting of …