Atomic force microscopy investigation of nanometer-scale modifications of polymer morphology caused by ultraviolet irradiation

Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 2477-2481

  Nowicki, M ^a   Kaczmarek, H ^b   Czajka, R ^a   Susla B ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMICAL BONDS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; IRRADIATION; MACROMOLECULES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORPHOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

NANOMETER-SCALE MODIFICATIONS; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 0034273909     PISSN: 07342101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1116/1.1287441     Document Type: Article

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