Simultaneous imaging for surface and internal structure of polymer blend thin films

Autor: Hideki Sugihara, Hiroki Murase, Tisato Kajiyama, Atsushi Takahara, Kazuyuki Oya, Keiji Tanaka, Keiichi Akabori
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Applied Surface Science. 254:3180-3183
ISSN: 0169-4332
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2007.10.080
Popis: A novel experimental technique for three-dimensional (3D) visualization of phase-separated structure of polymer blend thin film was proposed. Polystyrene/poly(methyl methacrylate) (PS/PMMA) blend thin films with the thickness of approximately 100 nm were cut at extremely low angle by utilizing surface and interface cutting analysis system (SAICAS), and the cross-section was exposed as gradient surface with the width of approximately 2.5 μm. SFM investigation for the grazing cross-section imaged the detailed internal and surface phase separated structure of the (PS/PMMA) blend thin films on one image.
Databáze: OpenAIRE