A neutron reflectivity study on a terraced lamellar morphology in a block copolymer thin film

Polymer Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1105-1111

  Niihara, Ken Ichi ^a   Matsuwaki, Ukyo ^a   Torikai, Naoya ^b   Satoh, Kotaro ^c   Kamigaito, Masami ^c   Jinnai, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATOR RESEARCH ORGANIZATION KEK   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Block copolymer; Neutron reflectivity; Thin film(s); Transmission electron microtomography

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; FILM THICKNESS; MICROPHASE SEPARATION; MORPHOLOGY; THIN FILMS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

NEUTRON REFLECTIVITY; PERIODICITY; THIN LAMELLAR LAYERS;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 38049107988     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1295/polymj.PJ2007100     Document Type: Article

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