@article{6c8345e8fc534ca091f650f4f5b7fd31,
title = "Orientation of nanowires consisting of poly(3-hexylthiophene) using strong magnetic field",
abstract = "Nanowires consisting of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) as a conducting polymer were prepared using p-xylene. Magnetic processing of the nanowires was carried out using two superconducting magnets with horizontal (Bmax = 8 T) and vertical (Bmax = 10 T) directions. The formation of the nanowires was confirmed by atomic force microscopy (AFM) measurement. The results from the AFM images and the polarized absorption spectra on glass plates indicated that the nanowires partly oriented themselves with their long axes, which are parallel to the π-π stacking direction, being perpendicular to the magnetic field. The magnetic orientation is most likely ascribed to anisotropy in the magnetic susceptibilities of the ordered P3HT in the nanowires.",
author = "Hiroaki Yonemura and Koichi Yuno and Yuuichi Yamamoto and Sunao Yamada and Yoshihisa Fujiwara and Yoshifumi Tanimoto",
note = "Funding Information: The authors thank The Center of Advanced Instrumental Analysis, Kyushu University, for XRD measurements. The authors are grateful to Professor Masahiro Hasuo (Kyoto University) for the use of a superconducting magnet with a vertical magnetic field. The present study was financially supported by the Grant-in-Aids for Scientific Research: Priority Area of “Super-Hierarchical Structures” (Area 446, No. 19022027), “Molecular Nano Dynamics” (Area 432, No. 17034051), “Innovative Utilization of Strong Magnetic Fields” (Area 767, No. 15085203), and, Scientific Research (C) (No. 17550131 and No. 18550019), Nanotechnology Network Project (Kyushu-area Nanotechnology Network), and Global COE Program “Science for Future Molecular Systems” from MEXT of the Japan.",
year = "2009",
month = may,
doi = "10.1016/j.synthmet.2009.02.002",
language = "English",
volume = "159",
pages = "955--960",
journal = "Synthetic Metals",
issn = "0379-6779",
publisher = "Elsevier BV",
number = "9-10",
}