Flexible electronics under strain: a review of mechanical characterization and durability enhancement strategies

KD Harris, AL Elias, HJ Chung - Journal of materials science, 2016 - Springer
Flexible electronics incorporate all the functional attributes of conventional rigid electronics
in formats that have been altered to survive mechanical deformations. Understanding the …

Experimental and computational physics of fullerenes and their nanocomposites: Synthesis, thermo-mechanical characteristics and nanomedicine applications

E Ghavanloo, H Rafii-Tabar, A Kausar… - Physics Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
It is an established paradigm in the emerging fields of nanoscience, nanotechnology and
molecular engineering that a very important domain of fundamental research is associated …

[HTML][HTML] The preparation of carbon nanofillers and their role on the performance of variable polymer nanocomposites

SZ Al Sheheri, ZM Al-Amshany… - Designed monomers …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
New synergic behavior is always inspiring scientists toward the formation of
nanocomposites aiming at getting advanced materials with superior performance and/or …

Atom probe tomography 2012

TF Kelly, DJ Larson - Annual review of materials research, 2012 - annualreviews.org
In the world of tomographic imaging, atom probe tomography (APT) occupies the high-
spatial-resolution end of the spectrum. It is highly complementary to electron tomography …

Multi-scale mechanical properties of bulk-heterojunction films in polymer solar cells

T Zhong, F Guo, S Lei, B Xiao, Q Li, T Jia… - Npj Flexible …, 2023 - nature.com
The mechanical properties of bulk-heterojunction (BHJ) films play critical roles in the
operational stability of flexible polymer solar cells (PSCs). In this study, the multi-scale …

Tissue equivalent curved organic X‐ray detectors utilizing high atomic number polythiophene analogues

MPA Nanayakkara, Q He, A Ruseckas… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Organic semiconductors are a promising material candidate for X‐ray detection. However,
the low atomic number (Z) of organic semiconductors leads to poor X‐ray absorption thus …

Advances in polymer/fullerene nanocomposite: a review on essential features and applications

A Kausar - Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This review deals with progress in studies of polymer-and fullerene (mainly C60)-based
nanocomposite. Doping of polymeric materials with fullerenes is a significant research spot; …

Viscoelastic Characterization of Poly (3-hexylthiophene): Determination of Young's Modulus

BE Mefferd, VV Nambiar, H Lu… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nanoindentation is an optimal technique for the measurement of thin film mechanical
properties. Polymers present a unique problem in that their response to loading is time …

Optimization and efficiency enhancement of modified polymer solar cells

MR Khan, B Jarząbek - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this study, an organic bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cell with a spiro OMeTAD as a hole
transport layer (HTL) and a PDINO as an electron transport layer (ETL) was simulated …

Characterization of nanoscale morphology and mechanical properties of conjugated polymer thin films dynamically exposed to a secondary solvent

KL House, KH Christian, TJ Emge, H Pacheco… - Polymer, 2024 - Elsevier
Solution processing techniques are often used to enhance intra and interchain order in
semiconducting conjugated polymer thin films used in the active layer of organic …