Organic single-crystal arrays from solution-phase growth using micropattern with nucleation control region.

Goto, Osamu; Tomiya, Shigetaka; Murakami, Yosuke; Shinozaki, Akira; Toda, Akira; Kasahara, Jiro; Hobara, Daisuke · Adv Mater · 2012

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A method for forming organic single-crystal arrays from solution is demonstrated using an organic semiconductor, 3,9-bis(4-ethylphenyl)-peri-xanthenoxanthene (C(2) Ph-PXX). Supersaturation of C(2) Ph-PXX/tetralin solution is spatially changed by making a large difference in solvent evaporation to generate nuclei at the designated location. The method is simple to implement since it employs only a micropattern and control of the solvent vapor pressure during growth.

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