Cylinder orientation mechanism in block copolymer thin films upon solvent evaporation

Macromolecules

Volumn 43, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 7763-7770

  Phillip, William A ^a   Hillmyer, Marc A ^a   Cussler, E L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMER THIN FILMS; CONCENTRATION DEPENDENCE; CONCENTRATION PROFILES; CYLINDER ORIENTATIONS; CYLINDRICAL DOMAIN; DRIVING FORCES; FAST FLUX; MEMBRANE SURFACE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT CUTOFF; PERPENDICULAR ORIENTATION; POLYMER CASTING; POLYMER RELAXATIONS; RATE INCREASE; RELAXATION RATES; SELECTIVE ETCHING; SOLUTION INTERFACE; SOLVENT CONCENTRATION; SOLVENT EVAPORATION; THERMODYNAMIC DRIVING FORCES;

ANELASTIC RELAXATION; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPOLYMERIZATION; EVAPORATION; FILM GROWTH; GROWTH RATE; POLYMERS; SOLVENTS;

CYLINDERS (SHAPES);

EID: 78651281669     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma1012946     Document Type: Article

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