Interface effects on moisture absorption in ultrathin polyimide films

Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 155-162

  Beck Tan, N C ^a,b   Wu, W L ^a   Wallace, W E ^a   Davis, G T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Moisture absorption; Polyimides; Reflectivity

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MOISTURE; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; POLYIMIDES; SILICON; SUBSTRATES; ULTRATHIN FILMS; WATER ABSORPTION;

INTERFACIAL COUPLING AGENT;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 0002535155     PISSN: 08876266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0488(19980115)36:1<155::aid-polb17>3.0.co;2-b     Document Type: Article

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