Microdomain patterns from directional eutectic solidification and epitaxy

Nature

Volumn 405, Issue 6785, 2000, Pages 433-437

  De Rosa, Claudio ^a   Park, Cheolmin ^b   Thomas, Edwin L ^b   Lotz, Bernard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^c Ctr de Rech sur les Macromolecules   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; FILM; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THICKNESS;

EID: 0034713465     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35013018     Document Type: Article

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