title: High-throughput fabrication of organic nanowire devices with preferential internal alignment and improved performance.
abstract: We demonstrate that arrays of nanowires of conjugated polymers can be easily produced by a simple embossing protocol, compatible with very large scale integration technology. The embossing process is shown to have the supplementary virtue to increase the internal degree of order of the nanowires, significantly enhancing their performance. This is applied to the fabrication of nanowire-based devices consisting of a liquid crystalline light-emitting polymer, of a liquid crystalline semiconducting polymer, and of an amorphous conducting polymer, illustrating the versatility and wide applicability of the method.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Physique et de Chimie des Hauts Polymères (POLY), Research Center in Micro- and Nanoscopic Materials and Electronic Devices, CeRMiN, Université catholique de Louvain, Place Croix du Sud 1, B-1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
authors.forename: Zhijun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Benoît
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Muls
authors.forename: Loïk
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gence
authors.forename: Dana A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Serban
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hofkens
authors.forename: Sorin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Melinte
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nysten
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Demoustier-Champagne
authors.forename: Alain M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Jonas
mesh_terms: D046228:Microarray Analysis; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D053770:Nanowires / Q000737:chemistry*; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000737:chemistry; D011758:Pyrroles; D013876:Thiophenes
chemical_list: D009930:Organic Chemicals; D011758:Pyrroles; D013876:Thiophenes