Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5365359 | Applied Surface Science | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
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.
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Authors
Hideki Sugihara, Kazuyuki Oya, Hiroki Murase, Keiichi Akabori, Keiji Tanaka, Tisato Kajiyama, Atsushi Takahara,