Analyzing the surface temperature depression in hot stage atomic force microscopy with unheated cantilevers: Application to the crystallization of poly(ethylene oxide)

Langmuir

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 490-498

  Schönherr, Holger ^a,b,c   Bailey, Larry E ^a,b   Frank, Curtis W ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CRYSTALLIZATION; HEAT TRANSFER; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; SUPERCOOLING; THIN FILMS;

SURFACE TEMPERATURE DEPRESSION;

SURFACE PHENOMENA;

EID: 0037154503     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la010977x     Document Type: Article

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