Development of in situ studies of spin coated polymer films

Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 603-616

  Toolan, Daniel T W ^a   Howse, Jonathan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE SEPARATION; PHOTORESISTS; SPIN COATING;

EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; MORPHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; NON-EQUILIBRIUM PROCESS; PHASE SEPARATED MORPHOLOGY; SEPARATION OF POLYMERS; SPIN COATED POLYMERS; SPIN COATING PROCESS; STRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT;

POLYMER FILMS;

EID: 84876529011     PISSN: 20507534     EISSN: 20507526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c2tc00026a     Document Type: Article

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