Thin films orientation

The examples in Figure 3 illustrate these possibilities. Figure 3a shows a diffraction pattern from a single crystal Fe thin film, oriented with the [001] crystal axis... 

Fig. 2 Schematic representation of control of block copolymer thin film orientations by adjusting polymer-substrate interactions neutral interfaces...

Fig. 3 Schematic representation of control over block copolymer thin film orientation by applying an electric field to orient PS-6-PMMA cylinders perpendicular to the substrate (taken from [43])...

Fig. 6 Schematic representation of controlling the block copolymer thin film orientations by using top-down lithography-defined chemically patterned heterogeneous sin-face...

Fig. 3.1. Pentacene structure, crystalline order, and thin-film orientation.

Figure 12.8 Cryo-TEM micrographs of 5-nm-diameter wormy micelles in 0.05 M CTAC with added (a) 0.05 M NaSal and (b) 0.10 M NaSal. All samples were squeezed to form thin films. Orientation induced by squeezing was allowed time to relax in (a), but not in (b). Bar =100 nm. (Reprinted with permission from Clausen et al., Journal of Physical Chemistry 96 474 Copyright < lyy2, American Chemical Society.)...

Da Costa, V, Le Moigne, J., Oswald, L., Pham, T, Thierry, A., 1998. Thin film orientation by epitaxy of... 

Liu, B., Shekhah, O., Arslan, H. K., Liu, J. X., WoU, C., and Fischer, R. A. Enantiopure metal-organic fiamework thin films Oriented SURMOF growth and enantioselective adsorption. Angew Chem Int Edit 51, 807-810 (2012). 

Single crystal LB film (blue) Thin film Oriented film Oriented film Thin film LB film Thin film Thin film Thin film Oriented thin film... 

Fracture surface of CNT/epoxy thin film, oriented in radial direction. CNT bundles are seen coated with epoxy. Schematic of the shaft- loaded test setup is shown in the inset. 

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