METHOD FOR ORIENTING ONE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS AND ARTICLES OBTAINED THEREFROM
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14. An article comprising:
- a substrate;
where the substrate has channels disposed thereon;
each channel being bounded by a wall; and
a plurality of one-dimensional objects that are oriented relative to the walls on the substrate; and
where the channels are of a width of 2 to 90 percent of the smallest length of the plurality of one-dimensional objects.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method comprising dispersing one-dimensional objects in a liquid to form a mixture; and disposing the mixture on a substrate that has channels disposed on it; where the channels are of a width of 4 to 90 percent of the length of the one-dimensional object. Disclosed herein is an article comprising a substrate; where the substrate has channels disposed thereon; each channel being bounded by a wall; and a plurality of one-dimensional objects that are oriented relative to the walls on the substrate; and where the channels are of a width of 4 to 90 percent of the smallest length of the plurality of one-dimensional objects.
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14. An article comprising:
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a substrate;
where the substrate has channels disposed thereon;
each channel being bounded by a wall; anda plurality of one-dimensional objects that are oriented relative to the walls on the substrate; and
where the channels are of a width of 2 to 90 percent of the smallest length of the plurality of one-dimensional objects. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method comprising:
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dispersing one-dimensional objects in a liquid to form a mixture; and disposing the mixture on a first substrate that has channels disposed on it;
each channel being bounded by pair of walls that are substantially parallel to each other at a first distance “
x”
;collecting one-dimensional objects that are not contained in the channels from the first substrate; disposing the one-dimensional objects so collected onto a second substrate that has channels disposed on it;
each channel being bounded by pair of walls that are substantially parallel to each other at a first distance “
y”
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where y is greater than x; andcollecting one-dimensional objects that are not contained in the channels from the second substrate. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. A method of manufacturing a device comprising:
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disposing a first layer on a substrate; imprinting on the first layer a plurality of channels that are parallel to one another;
each channel being bounded by pair of walls that are substantially parallel to each;dispersing a one-dimensional object in a liquid to form a mixture; and disposing the mixture on the first layer in a manner such that the one-dimensional objects are located in precisely desired positions on the first layer; - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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39-1. The method of claim 28, where the one-dimensional object is selected from the group consisting of carbon nanotubes, carbon nanotubes having pendant organic or inorganic substituents, nucleic acids, polymeric fibers, nanotubes or nanowires or nanorods comprising molybdenum, silicon, boron nitride, tungsten disulfide, tin disulfide, vanadium oxide, aluminum oxide, titanium oxide, zinc oxide, manganese oxide, transition metal/chalcogen/halogenides having the formula TM6CyHz, where TM is a transition metal, C is a chalcogen, H is halogen and where 8.2<
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10, polyacetylene nanowires or microwires, polyacrylate nanowires or microwires, polyester nanowires or microwires, polystyrene nanowires or microwires, polycarbonate nanowires or microwires, polyimide nanowires or microwires, polyetherimide nanowires or microwires, polyetheroxide nanowires or microwires, polyether ketone nanowires or microwires, polysiloxane nanowires or microwires, polyfluoroethylene nanowires or microwires, cellulose nanowires or microwires, or combinations thereof.
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