Polymer semiconductors: synthesis, processing, and applications

L Ding, ZD Yu, XY Wang, ZF Yao, Y Lu… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Polymer semiconductors composed of a carbon-based π conjugated backbone have been
studied for several decades as active layers of multifarious organic electronic devices. They …

Imaging beam‐sensitive materials by electron microscopy

Q Chen, C Dwyer, G Sheng, C Zhu, X Li… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Electron microscopy allows the extraction of multidimensional spatiotemporally correlated
structural information of diverse materials down to atomic resolution, which is essential for …

Shape-Controlled Synthesis of Co2P Nanostructures and Their Application in Supercapacitors

X Chen, M Cheng, D Chen, R Wang - ACS applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Co2P nanostructures with rod-like and flower-like morphologies have been synthesized by
controlling the decomposition process of Co (acac) 3 in oleylamine system with …

Quantitative analysis of electron beam damage in organic thin films

ZJWA Leijten, ADA Keizer, G de With… - The Journal of Physical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
In transmission electron microscopy (TEM) the interaction of an electron beam with polymers
such as P3HT: PCBM photovoltaic nanocomposites results in electron beam damage, which …

Real-Space Imaging of the Molecular Changes in Metal–Organic Frameworks under Electron Irradiation

L Wang, M Ma, H Wang, H Xiong, X Chen, F Wei… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Electron-induced structural changes influence the characterizations of the local structure of
various materials by electron microscope. However, for beam-sensitive materials, it is still …

New opportunities in transmission electron microscopy of polymers

B Kuei, MP Aplan, JH Litofsky, ED Gomez - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent advances in instrumentation for transmission electron microscopy have pushed the
resolution limit, leading to remarkable instruments capable of imaging at 0.5 Å. But, when …

[HTML][HTML] Induced damage during STEM-EELS analyses on acrylic-based materials for stereolithography

LM Valencia, M De La Mata, M Herrera… - Polymer Degradation …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract (Scanning) transmission electron microscopy,(S) TEM, offers a powerful
characterization tool based on electron-matter interactions, highly valuable in materials …

Direct observation of liquid-to-solid phase transformations during the electrochemical deposition of poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene)(PEDOT) by liquid-phase …

V Subramanian, DC Martin - Macromolecules, 2021 - ACS Publications
We have used liquid-phase transmission electron microscopy (LPTEM) to directly image the
fundamental processes occurring at the electrode–solution interface during the …

3D nanoscale morphology characterization of ternary organic solar cells

T Yu, W He, M Jafari, T Guner, P Li, M Siaj… - Small …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
It is highly desired to develop advanced characterization techniques to explore the 3D
nanoscale morphology of the complicated blend film of ternary organic solar cells (OSCs) …

Identifying and imaging polymer functionality at high spatial resolution with core-loss EELS

R Colby, REA Williams, DL Carpenter III, N Bagués… - Ultramicroscopy, 2023 - Elsevier
Electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) is a proven tool for probing materials chemistry at
high spatial resolution. Core-loss EELS fine structure should allow measurement of local …