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Title: Report on 1992/1993 activities

Abstract

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.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
IBM Research Div., San Jose, CA (United States). Almaden Research Center
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
269046
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/45375-T4
ON: DE96012792; TRN: 96:004478
DOE Contract Number:
FG03-88ER45375
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: [1996]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 66 PHYSICS; COPOLYMERS; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; MICROSTRUCTURE; INTERFACES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; REFLECTIVITY; SCATTERING; ORDER-DISORDER TRANSFORMATIONS; MASS SPECTRA; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYSTYRENE; PMMA

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Russell, T.P. Report on 1992/1993 activities. United States: N. p., 1996. Web. doi:10.2172/269046.
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author = {Russell, T.P.},
abstractNote = {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.},
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year = {Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996},
month = {Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996}
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