Quantitative evaluation of evaporation rate during spin-coating of polymer blend films: Control of film structure through defined-atmosphere solvent-casting

European Physical Journal E

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 283-289

  Mokarian Tabari, P ^a,c   Geoghegan, M ^a   Howse, J R ^a   Heriot, S Y ^a,d   Thompson, R L ^b   Jones, R A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^d Leeds Innovation Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; PHASE SEPARATION; PLASTIC COATINGS; POLYMER BLENDS; THIN FILMS;

CONCENTRATION GRADIENTS; INTERFACIAL INSTABILITY; LATERAL PHASE SEPARATION; PHASE-SEPARATED STRUCTURES; POLYMER OPTOELECTRONICS; QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION; TRANSIENT WETTING LAYERS; VERTICAL PHASE SEPARATIONS;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

BIOMATERIAL; POLYMER; SOLVENT; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRONICS; EVALUATION; PHASE TRANSITION; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMODYNAMICS; VAPOR PRESSURE; VOLATILIZATION;

COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; ELECTRONICS; PHASE TRANSITION; POLYMERS; SOLVENTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMICS; TOLUENE; VAPOR PRESSURE; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 79953318249     PISSN: 12928941     EISSN: 1292895X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2010-10670-7     Document Type: Article

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