Phase separation in thin films of end-grafted block copolymers

Polymers for Advanced Technologies

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 924-932

  O'Driscoll, Benjamin M D ^a   Oren, Ron ^b   Hamley, Ian W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Block copolymers; Microphase separation; Thin polymer films

Indexed keywords

ETHYL METHACRYLATES; LAMELLAR PHASE; MICRO-PHASE; PHASE IMAGING; REFLECTOMETRY; SMALL ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING; THIN POLYMER FILMS;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; COPOLYMERIZATION; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MICROPHASE SEPARATION; PHASE SEPARATION; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; POLYSTYRENES; X RAY SCATTERING;

POLYMER FILMS;

EID: 79955962390     PISSN: 10427147     EISSN: 10991581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pat.1597     Document Type: Article

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