title: Uniaxial alignment of the columnar super-structure of a hexa (alkyl) hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene on untreated glass by simple solution processing.
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.
authors.affiliation: Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, 90-363 pound ódź, Sienkiewicza 112, Poland.
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tracz
authors.forename: Jeremiasz K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Jeszka
authors.forename: Mark D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pisula
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Müllen
authors.forename: Tadeusz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pakula