Dynamic-template-directed multiscale assembly for large-area coating of highly-aligned conjugated polymer thin films.

ABSTRACT: Solution processable semiconducting polymers have been under intense investigations due to their diverse applications from printed electronics to biomedical devices. However, controlling the macromolecular assembly across length scales during solution coating remains a key challenge, largely due to the disparity in timescales of polymer assembly and high-throughput printing/coating. Herein we propose the concept of dynamic templating to expedite polymer nucleation and the ensuing assembly process, inspired by biomineralization templates capable of surface reconfiguration. Molecular dynamic simulations reveal that surface reconfigurability is key to promoting template-polymer interactions, thereby lowering polymer nucleation barrier. Employing ionic-liquid-based dynamic template during meni

SUBMITTER: Mohammadi E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5511351 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature