X-Ray and Neutron Grazing Incidence Scattering Study of a Ternary Ultra-thin Polymer Blend Film

J. S. Gutmann; P. Müller-Buschbaum; M. Wolkenhauer; N. Hermsdorf; M. Stamm

doi:10.1081/MB-120027759

X-Ray and Neutron Grazing Incidence Scattering Study of a Ternary Ultra-thin Polymer Blend Film

J. S. Gutmann, P. Müller-Buschbaum, M. Wolkenhauer, N. Hermsdorf, M. Stamm

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Abstract

Structure formation in a multicomponent ultrathin polymer blend film was investigated at and below the surface with grazing incidence X-ray and neutron scattering and scanning force microscopy (SFM). Two films were examined. First a strongly incompatible binary polymer blend film in which a buried structure was clearly identified. This binary blend film then was compared with a ternary blend film into which 5 wt% of a compatibilizing copolymer had been added. The addition of the compatibilizer was found to decrease the size of the internal structures, while leaving the surface morphology unchanged.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	207-217
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Macromolecular Science - Physics
Volume	43 B
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1081/MB-120027759
State	Published - Jan 2004

Keywords

Grazing incidence scattering
Multicomponent systems
Polymers
Ultrathin films

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