Viscous flow and coarsening of microdomains in diblock copolymer thin films

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2000, Pages R3059-R3062

  Podariu, Iulia ^a   Shou, Zhenyu ^a   Chakrabarti, Amitabha ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILM GROWTH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THIN FILMS; VISCOUS FLOW;

DOMAIN GROWTH; MICRODOMAINS;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 0034270353     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.62.R3059     Document Type: Article

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