Layering transitions in thin films of spherical-domain block copolymers

Macromolecules

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2453-2460

  Stein, Gila E ^a   Kramer, Edward J ^a   Li, Xuefa ^b   Wang, Jin ^b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK EQUILIBRIUM STRUCTURE; HEXAGONAL LATTICE; LAYERING TRANSITIONS; SPHERICAL DOMAIN BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); METASTABLE PHASES; MONOLAYERS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY SCATTERING;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 34147209939     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma0625509     Document Type: Article

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