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PUBLICATIONS

Coupling Between Phase Separation and Surface Deformation Modes in Self-Organizing Polymer Blend Films

Published

Author(s)

B D. Ermi, G Nisato, Jack F. Douglas, J Rogers, Alamgir Karim

Abstract

Phase separation of ultrathin polymer blend films spun cast onto patterned self-assembled monolayers is examined by atomic force microscopy. Fourier transform analysis of the time evolution of the film topography reveals a coupling between the phase separation process and the surface deformation modes of the blend film. Excitation of these surface modes occurs when the scales of the phase separation coarsening and the deformation modes become commensurate. These excitations decay with time, leading to a structure where only the fundamental mode has appreciable amplitude.
Citation
Physical Review Letters
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

blends, phase separation, self-assembled monolayers, surface waves, thin films

Citation

Ermi, B. , Nisato, G. , Douglas, J. , Rogers, J. and Karim, A. (2008), Coupling Between Phase Separation and Surface Deformation Modes in Self-Organizing Polymer Blend Films, Physical Review Letters (Accessed April 19, 2024)

Created October 16, 2008