High-throughput fabrication of organic nanowire devices with preferential internal alignment and improved performance.

Hu, Zhijun [UCL] Muls, Benoît [UCL] Gence, Loïk [UCL] Serban, Dana Alina [UCL] Hofkens, Johan [KU Leuven] Melinte, Sorin [UCL] Nysten, Bernard [UCL] Demoustier-Champagne, Sophie [UCL] Jonas, Alain M. [UCL]

We demonstrate that arrays of nanowires of conjugated polymers can be easily produced by a simple embossing protocol, compatible with very large scale integration technology. The embossing process is shown to have the supplementary virtue to increase the internal degree of order of the nanowires, significantly enhancing their performance. This is applied to the fabrication of nanowire-based devices consisting of a liquid crystalline light-emitting polymer, of a liquid crystalline semiconducting polymer, and of an amorphous conducting polymer, illustrating the versatility and wide applicability of the method.