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Title: Report on 1992/1993 activities

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/269046· OSTI ID:269046

Over the past several years, at least four different techniques have been developed for probing the behavior of homopolymers and block copolymers at surfaces and interfaces. These include neutron reflectivity, grazing incidence x-ray scattering, dynamic secondan, ion mass spectrometry and electron microscopy. In the upcoming year It is proposed to make key uses of these developments to gain a quantitative understanding of the Interfacial behavior of homopolymers and block copolymers. In addition, the newly discovered lower disorder to order phase transition will be investigated further, is the role a surface or an interface plays in influencing the structure and segmental distribution of polymers in the vicinity of an interface. These areas are outlined below.

Research Organization:
IBM Research Div., San Jose, CA (United States). Almaden Research Center
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FG03-88ER45375
OSTI ID:
269046
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/45375-T4; ON: DE96012792; TRN: 96:004478
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: [1996]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English