Spinodal-like dewetting of thermodynamically-stable thin polymer films

European Physical Journal E

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 389-396

  Bollinne, C ^a   Cuenot, S ^a   Nysten, B ^a   Jonas, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); POLYSTYRENES; SILICON WAFERS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; VAN DER WAALS FORCES; WETTING;

DEWETTING; HYDRODYNAMIC STABILITY; INTERFACIAL INSTABIITY; LIQUID THIN FILMS; LIQUID-SOLID INTERFACES;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 1142268982     PISSN: 12928941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epje/e2004-00007-6     Document Type: Article

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