Introduction -- Theoretical Background and Physical Principles of EHD Instabilities -- Experimental Tools and Analytical Techniques -- Rapid Patterning of Low-Viscosity Resists Using Electrohydrodynamic Lithography -- Alignment of Carbon Nanotubes via EHD-Driven Patterning of Nanocomposites -- Hierarchical EHD Structures for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering -- Patterning of Crystalline Organic Materials via EHL -- Electrohydrodynamic Lithography of a Conducting Polymer -- Structural Hierarchy of Functional Block Copolymer System Induced by Electrohydrodynamic Lithography -- Summary
Summary
This thesis explores a route to induce and control the structure formation process in thin films by the use of strong electric fields. It investigates, establishes, and applies the use of the electrohydrodynamic (EHD) lithography as a versatile patterning tool on the sub-micrometre and nanometre length scales for functional materials
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Ph. D. University of Cambridge
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco; viewed on Aug. 22, 2013)