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Title: Block Copolymers beneath the Surface: Measuring and Modeling Complex Morphology at the Subdomain Scale

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  1. Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
  2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States

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Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0014599
OSTI ID:
1817808
Journal Information:
Macromolecules, Journal Name: Macromolecules Journal Issue: 20 Vol. 54; ISSN 0024-9297
Publisher:
American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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