Rapid fabrication of hierarchically structured supramolecular nanocomposite thin films in one minute
Abstract
Functional nanocomposites containing nanoparticles of different chemical compositions may exhibit new properties to meet demands for advanced technology. It is imperative to simultaneously achieve hierarchical structural control and to develop rapid, scalable fabrication to minimize degradation of nanoparticle properties and for compatibility with nanomanufacturing. The assembly kinetics of supramolecular nanocomposite in thin films is governed by the energetic cost arising from defects, the chain mobility, and the activation energy for inter-domain diffusion. By optimizing only one parameter, the solvent fraction in the film, the assembly kinetics can be precisely tailored to produce hierarchically structured thin films of supramolecular nanocomposites in approximately one minute. Moreover, the strong wavelength dependent optical anisotropy in the nanocomposite highlights their potential applications for light manipulation and information transmission. The present invention opens a new avenue in designing manufacture-friendly continuous processing for the fabrication of functional nanocomposite thin films.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1331309
- Patent Number(s):
- 9488908
- Application Number:
- 14/725,617
- Assignee:
- The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C09 - DYES C09D - COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS
G - PHYSICS G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY G03F - PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2015 May 29
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
Citation Formats
Xu, Ting, and Kao, Joseph. Rapid fabrication of hierarchically structured supramolecular nanocomposite thin films in one minute. United States: N. p., 2016.
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Xu, Ting, & Kao, Joseph. Rapid fabrication of hierarchically structured supramolecular nanocomposite thin films in one minute. United States.
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"Rapid fabrication of hierarchically structured supramolecular nanocomposite thin films in one minute". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1331309.
@article{osti_1331309,
title = {Rapid fabrication of hierarchically structured supramolecular nanocomposite thin films in one minute},
author = {Xu, Ting and Kao, Joseph},
abstractNote = {Functional nanocomposites containing nanoparticles of different chemical compositions may exhibit new properties to meet demands for advanced technology. It is imperative to simultaneously achieve hierarchical structural control and to develop rapid, scalable fabrication to minimize degradation of nanoparticle properties and for compatibility with nanomanufacturing. The assembly kinetics of supramolecular nanocomposite in thin films is governed by the energetic cost arising from defects, the chain mobility, and the activation energy for inter-domain diffusion. By optimizing only one parameter, the solvent fraction in the film, the assembly kinetics can be precisely tailored to produce hierarchically structured thin films of supramolecular nanocomposites in approximately one minute. Moreover, the strong wavelength dependent optical anisotropy in the nanocomposite highlights their potential applications for light manipulation and information transmission. The present invention opens a new avenue in designing manufacture-friendly continuous processing for the fabrication of functional nanocomposite thin films.},
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year = {Tue Nov 08 00:00:00 EST 2016},
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- Talapin, Dmitri V.; Kovalenko, Maksym V.; Lee, Jong-Soo
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