Localization and orientation of homopolymer in block copolymer lamella: A near-field optical microscopy study

Macromolecules

Volumn 40, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 7573-7580

  Yang, Jian ^a   Sekine, Ryojun ^a   Aoki, Hiroyuki ^a   Ito, Shinzaburo ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMOPOLYMERIZATION; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES;

CHAIN ORIENTATION; LAMELLAR PHASES; LOCALIZATION; NEAR-FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 35548948978     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma071350+     Document Type: Article

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