Dewetting dynamics and nucleation of polymers observed by elastic and friction force microscopy

Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 1276-1279

  Overney, R M ^a   Leta, D P ^a   Fetters, L J ^a   Liu, Y ^b   Rafailovich, M H ^b   Sokolov, J ^b  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000596026     PISSN: 10711023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1116/1.589080     Document Type: Article

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