Novel neutron reflectometer SOFIA at J-PARC/MLF for in-situ soft-interface characterization

Polymer Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 100-108

  Mitamura, Koji ^a   Yamada, Norifui L ^b   Sagehashi, Hidenori ^b   Torikai, Naoya ^c   Arita, Hiroshi ^d   Terada, Masami ^a   Kobayashi, Motoyasu ^a   Sato, Setsuo ^b   Seto, Hideki ^b   Goko, Shinji ^e   Furusaka, Michihiro ^e   Oda, Tatsuro ^f   Hino, Masahiro ^g   Jinnai, Hiroshi ^a,d   Takahara, Atsushi ^a,d  

^a JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATOR RESEARCH ORGANIZATION KEK   (Japan)

^c MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

in situ characterization; neutron reflectometer; polymer brushes; soft interfaces; solid liquid interfaces

Indexed keywords

BRUSH SURFACE; DEUTERATED POLYSTYRENE; IN-SITU CHARACTERIZATION; INCIDENT ANGLES; INTERFACIAL MIXING; INTERFACIAL STRUCTURES; JAPAN PROTON ACCELERATOR RESEARCH COMPLEXES; LANGMUIR-BLODGETT METHODS; NEUTRON REFLECTIVITY; NEUTRON REFLECTOMETRY; NONEQUILIBRIUM BEHAVIOR; PHYSICAL BEHAVIORS; POLYELECTROLYTE BRUSHES; POLYMER BRUSHES; PRECISE ANALYSIS; SAMPLE SURFACE; SOFT MATERIAL; SOLID/LIQUID INTERFACES; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPECULAR REFLECTIONS; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; TIME OF FLIGHT; TIME-RESOLVED;

BRUSHES; CADMIUM; DEUTERIUM; FILM PREPARATION; HEAVY WATER; MULTILAYERS; NEUTRON REFLECTION; POLYSTYRENES; SILICON; SILICON WAFERS; THIN FILM TRANSISTORS;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

EID: 84872173296     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2012.156     Document Type: Article

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