Polymeric structures at interfaces: An X-ray scattering study

Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie

Volumn 219, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 210-217

  Panagiotou, Panteleimon ^a   Bauer, Estelle ^a   Loi, Simona ^a   Titz, Tobias ^a   Maurer, Edith ^a   Müller Buschbaum, Peter ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Grazing incidence small angle X ray scattering; Polymer surfaces; Thin polymer films

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; MONOMER; POLYMER;

CONFERENCE PAPER; FILM; PHASE SEPARATION; RADIATION SCATTERING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNCHROTRON;

EID: 8744305730     PISSN: 00442968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/zkri.219.4.210.30444     Document Type: Conference Paper

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