Why specific mixed solvent composition leads to appropriate film formation of composite during spin coating?

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Ghosh, S S ^a,b   Zerwal, A P ^a   Bisen, G G ^a   Lonkar, G S ^a   Sali, J V ^a   Waman, V S ^b   Jadkar, S R ^b  

^a NORTH MAHARASHTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2-PROPANOL; BLEND FILMS; COSOLVENTS; FILM DRYING; FILM FORMATIONS; INORGANIC NANOPARTICLE; MIXED SOLVENT; TIO;

COATINGS; ETHANOL; METHANOL; PHASE SEPARATION; SOLVENTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

EID: 84874041205     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4791696     Document Type: Article

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