INTERFACIAL INSTABILITY DRIVEN BY DISPERSIVE FORCES : THE EARLY STAGES OF SPINODAL DEWETTING OF A THIN POLYMER FILM ON A POLYMER SUBSTRATE
INTERFACIAL INSTABILITY DRIVEN BY DISPERSIVE FORCES : THE EARLY STAGES OF SPINODAL DEWETTING OF A THIN POLYMER FILM ON A POLYMER SUBSTRATE
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DOI:
10.1103/physrevlett.81.5173
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发表时间:
1998-12
影响因子:
8.6
通讯作者:
M. Sferrazza;M. Heppenstall-Butler;R. Cubitt;D. Bucknall;J. Webster;Richard A. L. Jones
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作者:
M. Sferrazza;M. Heppenstall-Butler;R. Cubitt;D. Bucknall;J. Webster;Richard A. L. Jones
The interface between ultrathin deuterated poly(methyl methacrylate) films on polystyrene substrates is subject to a dispersive force driven instability consisting of thermally excited capillary waves. We have studied this example of liquid/liquid spinodal dewetting, using specular and off-specular neutron reflection measurements to characterize the length scale and growth rate of the instability of the buried, polymer interfaces.