In situ study of the breakout crystallization in the poly(butadiene)- block -poly(ε-caprolactone) thin film

Langmuir

Volumn 28, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 6419-6427

  Zhang, Peng ^a   Huang, Haiying ^a   Yan, Derong ^a   He, Tianbai ^a  

^a CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAK-OUT CRYSTALLIZATION; CAPROLACTONE; CRYSTAL NUCLEATION; DIBLOCKS; IN-SITU; IN-SITU STUDY; MICRODOMAIN; MOLECULAR DIFFUSION;

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BUTADIENE; COALESCENCE; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MICROPHASE SEPARATION; POLYMERS; THIN FILMS;

LAMELLAR STRUCTURES;

EID: 84859910762     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la300439h     Document Type: Article

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