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Title: Real-time x-ray scattering study of the initial growth of organic crystals on polymer brushes

Abstract

We studied the early-stage growth structures of pentacene organic crystals grown on polymer brushes using real-time x-ray scattering techniques. In situ x-ray reflectivity and atomic force microscopy analyses revealed that at temperatures close to the glass transition temperature of polymer brush, the pentacene overlayer on a polymer brush film showed incomplete condensation and 3D island structures from the first monolayer. A growth model based on these observations was used to quantitatively analyze the real-time anti-Bragg x-ray scattering intensities measured during pentacene growth to obtain the time-dependent layer coverage of the individual pentacene monolayers. The extracted total coverage confirmed significant desorption and incomplete condensation in the pentacene films deposited on the polymer brushes. These effects are ascribed to the change in the surface viscoelasticity of the polymer brushes around the glass transition temperature.

Authors:
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  1. Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784 (Korea, Republic of)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22253096
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Chemical Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 140; Journal Issue: 15; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0021-9606
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CRYSTALS; DEPOSITS; DESORPTION; FILMS; GLASS; PENTACENE; POLYMERS; REFLECTIVITY; TIME DEPENDENCE; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; X RADIATION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION

Citation Formats

An, Sung Yup, Ahn, Kwangseok, Kim, Doris Yangsoo, Lee, Dong Ryeol, E-mail: drlee@ssu.ac.kr, Lee, Hyun-Hwi, and Cho, Jeong Ho, E-mail: jhcho94@skku.edu. Real-time x-ray scattering study of the initial growth of organic crystals on polymer brushes. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4870927.
An, Sung Yup, Ahn, Kwangseok, Kim, Doris Yangsoo, Lee, Dong Ryeol, E-mail: drlee@ssu.ac.kr, Lee, Hyun-Hwi, & Cho, Jeong Ho, E-mail: jhcho94@skku.edu. Real-time x-ray scattering study of the initial growth of organic crystals on polymer brushes. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4870927
An, Sung Yup, Ahn, Kwangseok, Kim, Doris Yangsoo, Lee, Dong Ryeol, E-mail: drlee@ssu.ac.kr, Lee, Hyun-Hwi, and Cho, Jeong Ho, E-mail: jhcho94@skku.edu. 2014. "Real-time x-ray scattering study of the initial growth of organic crystals on polymer brushes". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4870927.
@article{osti_22253096,
title = {Real-time x-ray scattering study of the initial growth of organic crystals on polymer brushes},
author = {An, Sung Yup and Ahn, Kwangseok and Kim, Doris Yangsoo and Lee, Dong Ryeol, E-mail: drlee@ssu.ac.kr and Lee, Hyun-Hwi and Cho, Jeong Ho, E-mail: jhcho94@skku.edu},
abstractNote = {We studied the early-stage growth structures of pentacene organic crystals grown on polymer brushes using real-time x-ray scattering techniques. In situ x-ray reflectivity and atomic force microscopy analyses revealed that at temperatures close to the glass transition temperature of polymer brush, the pentacene overlayer on a polymer brush film showed incomplete condensation and 3D island structures from the first monolayer. A growth model based on these observations was used to quantitatively analyze the real-time anti-Bragg x-ray scattering intensities measured during pentacene growth to obtain the time-dependent layer coverage of the individual pentacene monolayers. The extracted total coverage confirmed significant desorption and incomplete condensation in the pentacene films deposited on the polymer brushes. These effects are ascribed to the change in the surface viscoelasticity of the polymer brushes around the glass transition temperature.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4870927},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22253096}, journal = {Journal of Chemical Physics},
issn = {0021-9606},
number = 15,
volume = 140,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Apr 21 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Mon Apr 21 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}