Three-dimensional structural analysis of a block copolymer by scanning electron microscopy combined with a focused ion beam

Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 677-683

  Kato, Mitsuro ^a,b   Ito, Toshihiko ^a,c   Aoyama, Yoshitaka ^d   Sawa, Koji ^a   Kaneko, Takeshi ^a   Kawase, Noboru ^b   Jinnai, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Nitto Analytical Techno Center Co Ltd   (Japan)

^c TORAY RESEARCH CENTER INC   (Japan)

^d JAPAN CHEMICAL INNOVATION INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Block copolymers; Focused ion beam (FIB); Lamellar; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM); Submicrometer and micrometer scale morphologies; Three dimensional (3D) reconstruction; Transmission electron microtomography (TEMT)

Indexed keywords

FOCUSED ION BEAMS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LAMELLAR STRUCTURES; MICROMETERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

MICROMETER-SCALE MORPHOLOGIES; PERIODICITY; SUBMICROMETER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) RECONSTRUCTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROTOMOGRAPHY (TEMT);

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 33947588343     PISSN: 08876266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/polb.21088     Document Type: Article

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