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SYSE: Simulation and experiment

SYSE 1: Simulation and experiment - spanning the bridge between microscopic and macroscopic scales

SYSE 1.1: Invited Talk

Tuesday, March 25, 2003, 11:00–11:30, ZEU/160

Stability and instability of thin polymer films as investigated in real and reciprocal space — •Peter Müller-Buschbaum — TU München Physik Department LS E13, James-Franck-Str.1, 85747 Garching

The stability of thin polymer films is of significant importance for numerous applications. During the destabilization an initially homogeneous film is transformed into a characteristically structured surface. Real and reciprocal space methods enable two complementary experimental ways to investigate the evolving structures. While in simple systems the scaling laws are valid from a macroscopic down to a microscopic scale, in more complex systems significant deviations are observable. Examples are layered substrates [1] or diblock copolymer films [2].

[1] M. Müller, L. G. MacDowell, P. Müller-Buschbaum, O. Wunnicke, M. Stamm, J. Chem. Phys. 115, 9960 (2001)

[2] P. Müller-Buschbaum, R. Cubitt, W. Petry, to be published