Evolution of 3D structures in a phase-separating polymer blend film confined by symmetric flat walls

Eur Phys J E Soft Matter. 2003 Oct;12(2):211-214. doi: 10.1140/epje/i2003-10048-0.

Abstract

The recently extended imaging mode of dynamic Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy as well as its depth profiling variant were used to study three-dimensional structures in a phase-separating polymer blend film. Formation of layered morphology and its further reorganisation into columns were observed in a system confined by symmetric flat surfaces. The integral-geometry-based morphological image analysis provided a quantitative description of the evolution of the phase morphology.