2017
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-05558-9
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Self-Organized Micro-Spiral of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Abstract: Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are reported to spontaneously align in a rotational pattern by drying a liquid droplet of toluene containing polyfluorene as a dispersant. By situating a droplet of an SWCNT solution around a glass bead, spiral patterns are generated. The parallel alignment of SWCNTs along one stripe of such a pattern is confirmed using scanning electron microscopy and polarized optical microscopy. The orientation order increases toward the outer edge of a stripe. The stripe width in the… Show more

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“…However, this phenomenon is not entirely unique to the high hysteresis surfaces used in the present study. Previous investigations have observed equidistant spiral deposition of fullerene crystals on hydrophilic substrates when used in conjunction with a glass bead placed at the center of the drop. In these studies, the moving interface retracted from the outside of the drop inward toward the glass bead, leaving behind Archimedean spirals (in which the spirals become more tightly wound as the interface approaches the glass bead). Different spiral windings are found as a function of concentration , and temperature .…”
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“…However, this phenomenon is not entirely unique to the high hysteresis surfaces used in the present study. Previous investigations have observed equidistant spiral deposition of fullerene crystals on hydrophilic substrates when used in conjunction with a glass bead placed at the center of the drop. In these studies, the moving interface retracted from the outside of the drop inward toward the glass bead, leaving behind Archimedean spirals (in which the spirals become more tightly wound as the interface approaches the glass bead). Different spiral windings are found as a function of concentration , and temperature .…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Previous investigations have observed equidistant spiral deposition of fullerene crystals on hydrophilic substrates when used in conjunction with a glass bead placed at the center of the drop. In these studies, the moving interface retracted from the outside of the drop inward toward the glass bead, leaving behind Archimedean spirals (in which the spirals become more tightly wound as the interface approaches the glass bead). Different spiral windings are found as a function of concentration , and temperature . Comparing details of that investigation to the present reveals that both involve crystallization at a contact line moving toward a three-dimensional structure, suggesting that the unusual geometry of our system with the three-dimensional outer crystalline ring allows for formation of the two-dimensional crystalline patterns on the interior.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Считается, что данное явление связано с капиллярными потоками в капле [2]. «Кофейные кольца» могут образовываться при высыхании истинных и коллоидных растворов различных низкомолекулярных веществ, белковых молекул [3], углеродных нанотрубок [4], полимеров [5]. В работе [6] подробно рассматриваются данное явление в технологии OLED-дисплеев и подходы к уменьшению воздействия данного явления на равномерность нанесения покрытия.…”
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“…В работе [7] эффект «кофейного кольца», наоборот, специально используется для нанесения прозрачных проводящих покрытий на основе углеродных нанотрубок на гибкую полимерную подложку. Интерес представляют исследования возможностей по управлению формой «кофейного кольца» [4,5,8]. Показано, что кольцо может быть не одно, а представлять собой множественные кольцевые структуры или спираль.…”
Section: Introductionunclassified
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