Influence of the substrate hydrophilicity on the grid assisted deposition of tris-(8-hydroxyquinolinato) aluminum(III) thin films

Effects of Anodic Buffer Layer in Top-Illuminated Organic Solar Cell with Silver Electrodes

“…The wetted substrate corresponding to the small static water contact angle benefits the qualified film deposition in atomic layer by layer without aggregated islands. There is an agreement on that the organic film deposition on the wetter substrate exhibits the higher carrier mobility, less defect formation, and smoother surface roughness and is good for device performance [35][36][37]. Figure 2 shows photos for the static water contact angle on the surface of Ag, Ag-AgO , and Ag-AgO /PEDOT:PSS thin films, used to assess surface wettability.…”

Control of neuronal cell adhesion on single-walled carbon nanotube 3D patterns

“…Semicapsules made of SWCNT were patterned on silicon wafer coated with native silicon oxide by grid assisted deposition [37][38][39][40] of the SWCNT/PS colloidal composite. The native oxide is a few nanometres thick and its water contact angle q c ¼ (30 AE 1) .…”

Inhomogeneous thin deposits: a strategy to exploit their functionality

“…63 The spatial correlation of the features generated by dewetting was used to fabricate ordered patterns inside confined regions. In a recent work 74 it has been demonstrated using LCW that arrays of nanometer-sized aggregates, each made of a few hundred molecules derived from complexes of Mn 12 O 12 (O 2 CC 12 H 9 ) 16 (H 2 O) 4 (7) (inset of Fig. 5), can be patterned on large areas by LCW in a de-wetting regime.…”

“…The control of dewetting by LCW is a general method, since simply repulsive, as opposed to specific, interactions are required; 36 it can be applied to a variety of materials and substrates. 74…”