Three-dimensional numerical simulations of lamellar structure via two-step surface-directed phase separation in polymer blend films

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 128, Issue 22, 2008, Pages

  Yan, Li Tang ^a,b   Li, Jialin ^a   Xie, Xu Ming ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICALS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; FISH; ISOMERS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE INTERFACES; PHASE MODULATION; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERS; SEPARATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACES; THEOREM PROVING; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

(1 1 0) SURFACE; 3D SPACES; AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS (AIP); CRITICAL CONDITIONS; DEPTH-FIRST; EVOLUTION (CO); LOGARITHMIC GROWTH; ORDERED PHASE; PHASE MORPHOLOGIES; POLYMER BLEND FILMS; SIMULATED RESULTS; STEP-SURFACE; THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D) NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) SPACE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL (2D); WETTING LAYER (WL);

LAMELLAR STRUCTURES;

EID: 45149131643     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2938370     Document Type: Article

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