Dimensional Architecture of Ferrocenyl-Based Oligomer Honeycomb-Patterned Films: From Monolayer to Multilayer
- 10 June 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Langmuir
- Vol. 27 (14), 9052-9056
- https://doi.org/10.1021/la201264u
Abstract
We report a fabrication of highly ordered honeycomb-patterned films by the breath figure method from ferrocenyl-based oligomer with ferrocene units in the main chain and hydrophobic cholesteryl groups as side chains and investigate their dimensionality nature, i.e., the array of pores varying from monolayer to multilayer structure. A tentative model, including several key influencing parameters, is described to illustrate the varying layer numbers in the one film. The formation of the multilayer structure is ascribed to the Marangoni convection, thermocapillary effects, wet thickness, and evaporation speed.Keywords
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