Uniaxial Alignment of the Columnar Super-Structure of a Hexa (Alkyl) Hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene on Untreated Glass by Simple Solution Processing
- 28 January 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Journal of the American Chemical Society
- Vol. 125 (7), 1682-1683
- https://doi.org/10.1021/ja028945z
Abstract
Uniaxially aligned, thin films of a discotic columnar thermotropic liquid crystalline material can be prepared by a simple solution zone-casting method, without the need for modified surfaces or traditional alignment techniques. Atomic force microscopy together with X-ray diffraction reveals single-crystalline-like order over several square centimeters, far exceeding the requirements for application of such films in organic molecular electronic devices such as field-effect transistors.Keywords
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