Inhibition of dewetting of thin polymer films

Progress in Materials Science

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 947-979

  Xue, Longjian ^b   Han, Yanchun ^a  

^a CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STABILITY; CROSSLINKING; PHASE SEPARATION; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS; SYSTEM STABILITY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

DE-WETTING; POLYMER CHAINS; RESEARCH FIELDS; THIN POLYMER FILMS;

POLYMER FILMS;

EID: 84863405442     PISSN: 00796425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmatsci.2012.01.003     Document Type: Review

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