Scanning tunneling microscopy studies of polythiophene and poly-3-bromothiophene films

Autor: G. Caple, Timothy L. Porter, B. L. Wheeler, S. Jeffers, R. Swift
Rok vydání: 1990
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Zdroj: Surface Science. 238:L433-L438
ISSN: 0039-6028
DOI: 10.1016/0039-6028(90)90050-i
Popis: The technique of scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) was used to image films of tetrafluoroborate doped polythiophene and poly-3-bromothiophene films in air. Images of polythiophene showed large areas of amorphous surface, and smaller areas of semi-crystallinity with both helical and rod-like structures being observed. Films of poly-3-bromothiophene were dominated by large amorphous areas also, but contained well ordered surface areas with both helical and rod-like structures. The polythiophene and poly-3-bromothiophene rod-like structures both contained regularly spaced dislocations along the linear chains.
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