title: Nanorubbing of polythiophene surfaces.
abstract: This work describes a new orientation method for semicrystalline poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) thin films, coupling nanorubbing and subsequent crystallization. Using the stylus of an atomic force microscope, we align the polymer chains on P3HT surfaces with a spatial and geometrical control of the oriented domains (nanorubbing). These chain-aligned structures can be made permanent thanks to the crystallization process, which propagates the orientation obtained at the surface to the bulk.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Physicochimie des Polymères, Service de Chimie des Matériaux Nouveaux, Université de Mons-Hainaut, 20 Place du Parc, B-7000 Mons, Belgium.
authors.forename: Gwennaelle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Derue
authors.forename: Séverine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Coppée
authors.forename: Sylvain
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gabriele
authors.forename: Mathieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Surin
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Geskin
authors.forename: Fabien
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Monteverde
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Leclère
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lazzaroni
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Damman