Wetting at polymer surfaces and interfaces
M Geoghegan, G Krausch - Progress in Polymer Science, 2003 - Elsevier
Experimental research on wetting in polymer films is a subject that is reaching maturity. We
review progress from the past few years in research into the influence of a boundary in …
review progress from the past few years in research into the influence of a boundary in …
Elastic electronics based on micromesh-structured rubbery semiconductor films
The development of soft electronics that can be seamlessly integrated with biological tissue
requires intrinsically stretchable rubbery semiconductors with high carrier mobilities …
requires intrinsically stretchable rubbery semiconductors with high carrier mobilities …
An interfacial instability in a transient wetting layer leads to lateral phase separation in thin spin-cast polymer-blend films
SY Heriot, RAL Jones - Nature materials, 2005 - nature.com
Spin-coating is a very widely used technique for making uniform thin polymer films. For
example, the active layers in most experimental semiconducting polymer-based devices …
example, the active layers in most experimental semiconducting polymer-based devices …
Release mechanisms of amorphous solid dispersions: role of drug-polymer phase separation and morphology
Formulating poorly soluble molecules as amorphous solid dispersions (ASDs) is an effective
strategy to improve drug release. However, drug release rate and extent tend to rapidly …
strategy to improve drug release. However, drug release rate and extent tend to rapidly …
Critical factors governing vertical phase separation in polymer–PCBM blend films for organic solar cells
In organic bulk-heterojunction solar cells, the vertical distribution of the composition of the
active layers as well as the lateral morphology is one of the critical issues that can …
active layers as well as the lateral morphology is one of the critical issues that can …
Charge carrier dynamics in a ternary bulk heterojunction system consisting of P3HT, fullerene, and a low bandgap polymer
M Koppe, HJ Egelhaaf, E Clodic… - Advanced Energy …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The photoresponse of P3HT: PC61BM based organic solar cells can be enhanced by
blending the bulk heterojunction with the low band gap polymer Si‐PCPDTBT. Organic solar …
blending the bulk heterojunction with the low band gap polymer Si‐PCPDTBT. Organic solar …
Structuring of thin-film polymer mixtures upon solvent evaporation
We theoretically study the impact of solvent evaporation on the dynamics of isothermal
phase separation of ternary polymer solutions in thin films. In the early stages we obtain a …
phase separation of ternary polymer solutions in thin films. In the early stages we obtain a …
Nanoscale probing of a polymer‐blend thin film with tip‐enhanced raman spectroscopy
Fundamental advances have been made in the spatially resolved chemical analysis of
polymer thin films. Tip‐enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) is used to investigate the …
polymer thin films. Tip‐enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) is used to investigate the …
Confinement-induced miscibility in polymer blends
S Zhu, Y Liu, MH Rafailovich, J Sokolov, D Gersappe… - Nature, 1999 - nature.com
The use of polymer thin films in technology is increasingly widespread—for example, as
protective or lithographic surface coatings, or as active (electronic or optical) elements in …
protective or lithographic surface coatings, or as active (electronic or optical) elements in …
Strong polymer molecular weight-dependent material interactions: impact on the formation of the polymer/fullerene bulk heterojunction morphology
The performance of polymer–fullerene bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells is highly
affected by the morphology of the blend film. Though the structure of the BHJ morphology is …
affected by the morphology of the blend film. Though the structure of the BHJ morphology is …