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Final report for grant: DE-FG02-93ER45481 [Polymers at engineered interfaces]

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/809711· OSTI ID:809711
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  1. Research Foundation of Sate University of New York, on behalf of SUNY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY (US)

Studies have been made of polymer interfaces, self-assembly of micelles at surfaces, phase separation in blends, diffusion and dewetting at and near interfaces, and nanomechanical properties of thin films. The main projects are summarized under the following topics: dislocations in lamellar diblock structures, effects of surface tension; compliance measurements and profiles of end-grafted polystyrene in solution observed by atomic force microscopy and neutron reflectivity; self-assembly of diblock polymer micelles from solution; dewetting dynamics; polymers on patterned surfaces; Flory-Huggins interaction parameter for polystyrene/poly-2-vinylpyridine (PS/P{sub 4}VP) blends; phase separation-induced patterns in dPS/PVME and dPEP/PEP blends; and high-resolution lateral imaging studies of phase separation and dewetting by scanning transmission X-ray microscopy (STXM) and photoemission electron microscopy (PEEM).

Research Organization:
Garcia Center, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-93ER45481
OSTI ID:
809711
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/45481--1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English