Photothermal AFM-IR offers detailed insights into polymer chemistry, aiding in the identification and quantification of ...

AFM-IR technology provides critical data on polymer compositions and properties, supporting the development of advanced ...

In this review, we show that using two-dimensional (2D) samples suitable for atomic force microscopy (AFM) observation, especially Langmuir–Blodgett films, molecular images of various polymer ...

Among these, Young's modulus is a key mechanical property, as it quantifies a material’s stiffness or rigidity.1 Temperature fluctuations can have a significant impact on the mechanical behavior of ...

Polymer crystals have a range of melting temperatures, therefore simultaneous melting and crystallization can take place. New crystals are seeded from some of the initial crystalline material, and ...

Polymers are materials composed of repeated chains of molecules. Both natural and synthetic polymers possess many important properties that are influenced by the conformation and composition of ...

Images taken using an atomic force microscope have allowed researchers to observe, for the first time, the flexible and dynamic changes that occur on the surfaces of 'porous coordination polymer ...

They also provided robust high-resolution atomic force microscope (HR-AFM) evidence for this long-range order. The sheets produced can easily be handled and are clearly polymers too (7×7 mm 2 in ...

Researchers imaged nanoscale photocurrents in an all-polymer blend solar cell using photoconductive atomic force microscopy. Trace solvent additives were found to enhance polymer ordering and ...

Research has been done into using organic materials in optical devices. Stable and functional polarization holographic devices using photocrosslinkable polymer liquid crystals have been demonstrated ...

This is the first example of a chiral, dynamic helical polymer that shows such sense-selective packing in the 2D crystal.