Stamping oriented molecular monolayers using liquid crystal inks.
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چکیده
Thermotropic liquid crystal (LC)-based inks are combined with patterned anchoring stamps to deposit organic monolayer films with simultaneous control over positional and molecular orientational order in a single step.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Chemical communications
دوره 47 27 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011