title: Patterning polymer-fullerene nanocomposite thin films with light.
abstract: The stability and association of polymer-fullerene films upon thermal annealing depends strongly on exposure to light, even at ambient conditions. As a result, dewetting of nanocomposite films can be prevented and the characteristic lengthscales of phase separated morphologies finely tuned. Coupling photopatterning with either self-organization process provides a powerful route for the directed assembly of fullerene-based nanocomposites into functional "circuits".
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering and Centre for Plastic Electronics, Imperial College, London, UK.
authors.forename: Him Cheng
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Anthony M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Higgins
authors.forename: Andrew R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Wildes
authors.forename: Jack F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Douglas
authors.forename: João T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Cabral
mesh_terms: D037741:Fullerenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D053761:Nanocomposites / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D012825:Silicon / Q000737:chemistry; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D037741:Fullerenes; D011108:Polymers; D012825:Silicon