Rational molecular design and processing, enabling large-area molecular ordering, are important for creating high-performance organic materials and devices.  We show that, upon one-step special pressing, a polymer brush carrying particular side chains self-assembles into a freestanding film, where the polymer backbone aligns homeotropically to the film plane, while the side chains align horizontally.  Due to the resulting extraordinary bimorph configuration, the processed film displays some unique functions and properties.  The lecture will highlight all these details (Science 2010, in press).

Particular self-assembling natures of molecularly engineered polymer brushes

241st National Meeting (2011)

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