Spin-coating is widely employed for the highly reproducible fabrication of thin film coatings
over large areas with high structural uniformity. Research in recent years has extended the …

The molecular organization in ultrathin polymer films (thicknesses less than 1000
angstroms) and thin polymer films (thicknesses between 1000 and 10,000 angstroms) may …

The thermal behavior of ultrathin films of poly-(2)-vinylpyridine spin-cast on acid-cleaned
silicon oxide substrates is considered. The interaction between the polymer and the …

We have used ellipsometry to study the thermal expansivity of thin polystyrene films on
silicon substrates with thicknesses of 10–200 nm. We find well-defined glass transitions, and …

The physical aging at 35° C of three glassy polymers, polysulfone, a polyimide and poly (2, 6-
dimethyl-1, 4-phenylene oxide), has been tracked by measurement of the permeation of …

The thermal expansion of polystyrene thin films, supported on hydrogen-terminated silicon
substrates, is measured by x-ray reflectivity. Films on the order of 400 Å and thinner show no …

A combination of dynamic shear rheology, thermomechanical analysis (TMA), scanning
electron microscopy (SEM), Near-Edge X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (NEXAFS), and …

In this paper the glass transition temperature (T g) in thin polymer films has been studied.
Ellipsometry has been used to measure T g of poly (α-methylstyrene)(PAMS) thin films as a …

The glass transition temperature (T g) in the thin poly (α-methyl styrene) and polysufone
films that are coated on the surface of a Si wafer is investigated in this paper. A novel …

Temperature-ramping anisotropy measurements were used to probe the molecular mobility
of fluorescent probes in polystyrene, poly (methyl methacrylate), and poly (2-vinyl pyridine) …