Differential pressure experiment to probe hole growth in freely standing polymer films

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 2796-2804

  Roth, C B ^a   Nickel, B G ^a   Dutcher, J R ^a   Dalnoki Veress, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS TRANSITION; HOLE MOBILITY; MONOMERS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYSTYRENES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY;

DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 0037851024     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1568541     Document Type: Article

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