Issue 78, 2018

Aligning self-assembled perylene bisimides in a magnetic field

Abstract

Photoconductive self-assembled 1D structures can be formed by perylene bisimides. These structures are generally randomly orientated, limiting their applications as conductive wires. Here, we show that magnetic fields can be used to create highly aligned, directionally-dependent thin films. This approach leads to well-aligned structures over large areas.

Graphical abstract: Aligning self-assembled perylene bisimides in a magnetic field

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
23 Jul 2018
Accepted
31 Aug 2018
First published
31 Aug 2018
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2018,54, 10977-10980

Aligning self-assembled perylene bisimides in a magnetic field

E. R. Draper, M. Wallace, D. Honecker and D. J. Adams, Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 10977 DOI: 10.1039/C8CC05968C

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