Voronoi Tessellations in Thin Polymer Blend Films

Wilfred Ngwa, Reinhold Wannemacher, Wolfgang Grill, Anatoli Serghei, Friedrich Kremer, Tribikram Kundu

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Abstract

An unusual polymer blend morphology of Voronoi Tessellations is discussed. AFM and phase-sensitive acoustic microscopy (PSAM) techniques are used for the purpose. Findings suggest that the congenitally entropy-driven phase separation process for polymer blend films may follow a quasi-Voronoi tessellation generation mechanism or engender a Voronoi tessellation stage. This propounds a newfangled way for modeling the phase-separation process during spin-coating.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1691-1692
Number of pages2
JournalMacromolecules
Volume37
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 9 2004

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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