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Organic switches for surfaces and devices.

Authors :
Fahrenbach AC
Warren SC
Incorvati JT
Avestro AJ
Barnes JC
Stoddart JF
Grzybowski BA
Source :
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) [Adv Mater] 2013 Jan 18; Vol. 25 (3), pp. 331-48. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Aug 30.
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

The pursuit to achieve miniaturization has tantalized researchers across the fields of chemistry, physics, biology, materials science and engineering for over half a century because of its many alluring potential applications. As alternatives to traditional "top-down" manufacturing, "bottom-up" approaches, originating from the (supra)molecular level, have enabled researchers to develop switches which can be manipulated on surfaces at nanoscale dimensions with deft precision using simple external triggers. Once on surfaces, these organic switches have been shown to modulate both the physical and chemical surface properties. In this Progress Report, we shed light on recent advances made in our laboratories towards integrated systems using all-organic switches on a variety of substrates. Design concepts are revealed, as well as the overall impact of all-organic switches on the properties of their substrates, while emphasizing the considerable promise and formidable challenges these advanced composite materials pose when it comes to conferring function on them.<br /> (Copyright © 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1521-4095
Volume :
25
Issue :
3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
22933356
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201201912