Characterizing morphology in organic systems with resonant soft X-ray scattering

Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena

Volumn 200, Issue , 2015, Pages 2-14

  Carpenter, Joshua H ^a   Hunt, Adrian ^a   Ade, Harald ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Block copolymers; Morphology characterization; Organic electronics; Organic thin films; Resonant scattering; Scattering; Soft matter; Soft X ray

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; COPOLYMERS; FILMS; MORPHOLOGY; SCATTERING; THIN FILM TRANSISTORS; THIN FILMS;

MORPHOLOGY CHARACTERIZATIONS; ORGANIC ELECTRONICS; ORGANIC THIN FILMS; RESONANT SCATTERING; SOFT MATTER; SOFT X-RAY;

X RAY SCATTERING;

EID: 84942293494     PISSN: 03682048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elspec.2015.05.006     Document Type: Article

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