TY - CHAP
T1 - Section II
T2 - Microstructure of Semiconducting Polymers Chapter 5: Characterization of Polymer Semiconductors by Neutron Scattering Techniques
AU - Newbloom, Gregory M.
AU - Kanekal, Kiran
AU - Richards, Jeffrey J.
AU - Pozzo, Lilo D.
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - Neutron scattering is a powerful tool for the analysis of structure and dynamics in organic semiconductor systems, including conjugated polymers. This chapter covers the major techniques that have been applied to study phase behaviour, structure and dynamics in these systems. Elastic scattering techniques, including small-angle neutron scattering, neutron reflectometry and grazing incidence small-angle neutron scattering serve as advanced and complementary tools to non-destructively probe structure over nanometre length scales. Quasi-elastic neutron scattering is also briefly discussed to demonstrate its value in the analysis of dynamic motion in conductive polymers. An introduction to the basic principles, theories and data analysis are provided for each technique, in addition to example applications from the literature.
AB - Neutron scattering is a powerful tool for the analysis of structure and dynamics in organic semiconductor systems, including conjugated polymers. This chapter covers the major techniques that have been applied to study phase behaviour, structure and dynamics in these systems. Elastic scattering techniques, including small-angle neutron scattering, neutron reflectometry and grazing incidence small-angle neutron scattering serve as advanced and complementary tools to non-destructively probe structure over nanometre length scales. Quasi-elastic neutron scattering is also briefly discussed to demonstrate its value in the analysis of dynamic motion in conductive polymers. An introduction to the basic principles, theories and data analysis are provided for each technique, in addition to example applications from the literature.
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U2 - 10.1039/9781782624004-00163
DO - 10.1039/9781782624004-00163
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84994493006
T3 - RSC Polymer Chemistry Series
SP - 163
EP - 186
BT - Fluorinated Polymers, Volume 1
A2 - Luscombe, Christine
A2 - Tang, Ben Zhong
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry
ER -