Lateral copolymer domain patterning through thermal gradients
J. Chem. Phys. 116, 2692 (2002); doi:10.1063/1.1450546
Issue Date: 15 February 2002
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Lateral patterns in thin films of microsegregated copolymers can be controlled through the application of a static thermal gradient. Patterns are promoted lateral to the imposed gradient. Calculations in a lattice self-consistent field method are presented and compare favorably with predictions of a simple scaling theory. ©2002 American Institute of Physics.
| History: | Received 22 October 2001; accepted 20 December 2001 |
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KEYWORDS and PACS
- 68.55.Ac
Surfaces and interfaces; thin films and low-dimensional systems (structure and nonelectronic properties) Thin film structure and morphology Nucleation and growth: microscopic aspects - 64.75.+g
Equations of state, phase equilibria, and phase transitions Solubility, segregation, and mixing; phase separation - 65.60.+a
Thermal properties of condensed matter Thermal properties of amorphous solids and glasses: heat capacity, thermal expansion, etc. - YEAR: 2002
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