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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Engineering 3D ordered molecular thin films by a nanoscale control
Simone FabianoBruno Pignatarosubject
Self-organizationMaterials scienceFilm Molecolari Superfici e interfasi Nanotecnologie Film sottili per tecnologie avanzate Ordine strutturale su nanoscalaElectron tomographyMicroscopyGeneral Physics and AstronomyNanotechnologyPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryThin filmNanoscopic scaleSettore CHIM/02 - Chimica Fisicadescription
This perspective aims to report on experimental preparation and investigation tools for engineering molecular thin films with a three-dimensional (3D) nanoscale control that is of relevant interest for different emerging applications as well as for the development of calibration standards. Such thin films may be obtained by man-made methods, self-assembly or spatio-temporal self-organization and/or by the combination of these last approaches with external tools. Understanding the main features and the physical-chemistry underlying the related ordering phenomena is in due course and a theoretical framework is under development. In this respect it is of fundamental importance to achieve the ability to get 3D structural images with a nanoscale detail. This issue is at the early stage and novel techniques like electron tomography and scanning transmission X-ray microscopy are very promising.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-10-16 |