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Nature Materials volume 12, pages 598–600 (2013)Cite this article

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Fabricating thin films of organic semiconductors that have molecular order across large areas has proved challenging. Now, three complementary approaches — molecular design, fluid-flow control and the use of nucleating agents — offer unprecedented opportunities for next-generation optoelectronic applications.

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Figure 1: Engineering the morphology of organic semiconductors through molecular design, control of fluid flow and the use of nucleating agents.

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  1. Antonio Facchetti is in the Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA, and Polyera Corporation 8045 Lamon Avenue, Skokie, Illinois 60077, USA,

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Facchetti, A. Made to order. Nature Mater 12, 598–600 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat3686

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