Kinetics of phase transitions in weakly segregated block copolymers: Pseudostable and transient states

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 1682-1697

  Qi, Shuyan ^a   Wang, Zhen Gang ^b  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b California Institute of Technology   (United States)

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EID: 3843102131     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.55.1682     Document Type: Article

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