Influence of order in thin smectic polymer films on the structure at the surface

Physica B: Condensed Matter

Volumn 221, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 174-184

  Henn, G ^a   Stamm, M ^a   Poths, H ^b   Rucker M ^a,d   Rabe, J P ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; SURFACE STRUCTURE; THERMAL EFFECTS; THIN FILMS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

X RAY REFLECTOMETRY;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 0030563018     PISSN: 09214526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0921-4526(95)00921-3     Document Type: Article

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