Solvent vapour annealing processes are used to optimize the material properties of thin films of semiconducting polymers used in electronic devices. One such process has now been examined at the molecular level.
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Fu, Y., Lakowicz, J. A closer look at polymer annealing. Nature 472, 178–179 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/472178a
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