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Inorganic Nanoarchitectures by Organic Self-Assembly

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Authors:
  1. Stefan Guldin

    1. Fédérale de Lausanne, Department of Materials Science, École Polytechnique, Lausanne, Switzerland

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  • Nominated by the University of Cambridge as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis
  • Novel and unique methods of employing soft matter self-assembly for photonic and optoelectronic devices
  • Extended tutorials on soft matter self-assembly and on optical aspects of thin films and interfaces
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Self-Assembly of Soft Matter

    • Stefan Guldin
    Pages 1-17

  3. Optical Aspects of Thin Films and Interfaces

    • Stefan Guldin
    Pages 19-32

  4. Structure-Function Interplay in Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells

    • Stefan Guldin
    Pages 33-50

  5. Experimental and Analytical Techniques

    • Stefan Guldin
    Pages 51-69

  6. Block Copolymer-Induced Structure Control for Inorganic Nanomaterials

    • Stefan Guldin
    Pages 71-85

  7. Crystal Growth in Block Copolymer-Derived Mesoporous TiO\(_2\)

    • Stefan Guldin
    Pages 87-100

  8. Thin Film Processing of Block Copolymer Structure-Directed Inorganic Materials

    • Stefan Guldin
    Pages 101-115

  9. Tunable Mesoporous Bragg Reflectors Based on Block Copolymer Self-Assembly

    • Stefan Guldin
    Pages 117-127

  10. Dye-Sensitised Solar Cell Based on a Three-Dimensional Photonic Crystal

    • Stefan Guldin
    Pages 129-140

  11. Block Copolymer Assembled Antireflective Coatings with Self-Cleaning Properties

    • Stefan Guldin
    Pages 141-154

  12. Conclusions

    • Stefan Guldin
    Pages 155-158

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 159-165
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Macromolecular self-assembly - driven by weak, non-covalent, intermolecular forces - is a common principle of structure formation in natural and synthetic organic materials. The variability in material arrangement on the nanometre length scale makes this an ideal way of matching  the structure-function demands of photonic and optoelectronic devices. However, suitable soft matter systems typically lack the appropriate photoactivity, conductivity or chemically stability. This thesis explores the implementation of soft matter design principles for inorganic thin film nanoarchitectures. Sacrificial block copolymers and colloids are employed as structure-directing agents for the co-assembly of solution-based inorganic materials, such as TiO_2 and SiO_2.  Novel fabrication and characterization methods allow unprecedented control of material formation on the 10 – 500 nm length scale, allowing the design of material architectures with interesting photonic and optoelectronic properties.

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  • Fédérale de Lausanne, Department of Materials Science, École Polytechnique, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Stefan Guldin

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