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Theelen, M.J. (author), Habets, D. (author), Staemmler, L. (author), Winands, H. (author), Bolt, P.J. (author)Organosilicon coatings provide good optical and mechanical properties and are excellent candidates for the modification of the surface energy of polymers. These coatings can be deposited by plasma polymerization of hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDSO) under atmospheric pressure and at room temperature. The resulting films can range from soft,...article 2012
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Asadi, K. (author), Wondergem, H.J. (author), Moghaddam, R.S. (author), McNeill, C.R. (author), Stingelin, N. (author), Noheda, B. (author), Blom, P.W.M. (author), de Leeuw, D.M. (author)The operation of resistive switches based on phase-separated blends of organic ferroelectrics and semiconductors depends significantly on the microstructure of such systems. A wide range of analysis techniques are used to characterize spin-coated films of the ferroelectric random copolymer poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) [P(VDF-TrFE)...article 2011
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Knoben, W. (author), Brongersma, S.H. (author), Crego-Calama, M. (author)The refractive index sensitivity of localized surface plasmon resonance sensors can be improved by placing the plasmonic metal particles on pillars instead of on a planar substrate. In this paper, a simple and versatile colloidal lithography method for the fabrication of plasmonic Au islands on top of polymer nanopillars is described. The pillar...article 2011
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Barink, M. (author), van den Berg, D. (author), Yakimets, I. (author), Giesen, P. (author), van Dommelen, J.A.W. (author), Meinders, E.R. (author)A numerical model was developed to simulate the micro-deformations of a polymeric substrate due to lithographic processing of different layers of a transistor-like structure. The results of the model were validated with the results from experiments. The model, a mechanical-thermal-hygroscopic model, takes into account the dimensional effects of...article 2011
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Kronemeijer, A.J. (author), Huisman, E.H. (author), Katsouras, I. (author), van Hal, P.A. (author), Geuns, T.C.T. (author), Blom, P.W.M. (author), van der Molen, S.J. (author), de Leeuw, D.M. (author), TNO Industrie en Techniek (author)Electrical transport of a highly doped disordered conducting polymer, viz. poly-3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene stabilized with poly-4-styrenesulphonic acid, is investigated as a function of bias and temperature. The transport shows universal power-law scaling with both bias and temperature. All measurements constitute a single universal curve, and...article 2010
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Mikhnenko, O.V. (author), Cordella, F. (author), Sieval, A.B. (author), Hummelen, J.C. (author), Blom, P.W.M. (author), Loi, M.A. (author), TNO Industrie en Techniek (author)Polymer-fullerene bilayer heterostructures are suited to study excitonic processes in conjugated polymers. Excitons are efficiently quenched at the polymer-fullerene interface, whereas the polymer-vacuum interface is often considered as an exciton-reflecting interface. Here, we report about efficient exciton quenching close to the polymer-vacuum...article 2009