DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4573. One-dimensional self-confinement promotes polymorph selection in large-area organic semiconductor thin films

One-dimensional self-confinement promotes polymorph selection in large-area organic semiconductor thin films

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Giri, G., Li, R., Smilgies, D.-M., Li, E. Q., Diao, Y., Lenn, K. M., Chiu, M., Lin, D. W., Allen, R., Reinspach, J., Mannsfeld, S. C. B., Thoroddsen, S. T., Clancy, P., Bao, Z., & Amassian, A. (2014). One-dimensional self-confinement promotes polymorph selection in large-area organic semiconductor thin films. Nature Communications, 5(1).

Authors 15

Gaurav Giri (first)
Ruipeng Li (additional)
Detlef-M Smilgies (additional)
Er Qiang Li (additional)
Ying Diao (additional)
Kristina M. Lenn (additional)
Melanie Chiu (additional)
Debora W. Lin (additional)
Ranulfo Allen (additional)
Julia Reinspach (additional)
Stefan C. B. Mannsfeld (additional)
Sigurdur T. Thoroddsen (additional)
Paulette Clancy (additional)
Zhenan Bao (additional)
Aram Amassian (additional)

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