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2D Reflectometry for the investigation of polymer interfaces: off-specular neutron scattering

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Abstract

Specular and off-specular neutron reflectometry have been used in a combined approach to study thin polymer films. Our goal in this work is to illustrate the power of the off-specular scattering technique to probe the properties of the buried interface of immiscible polymer bilayers of deuterated polystyrene and protonated poly(methyl methacrylate) (h-PMMA). The diffuse scattering stemming from these systems is discussed in relation to thermal fluctuations at the polymer/polymer interface, providing a means to extract in-plane correlation lengths from buried interfaces. In addition the onset of hole formation in the top layer is evidenced by the diffuse scattering, not easily detectable by specular reflection alone

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Author(s): Hafner A, Gutfreund P, Toperverg BP, Geoghegan M, Sferrazza M

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter

Year: 2021

Volume: 33

Issue: 36

Print publication date: 13/09/2021

Online publication date: 13/07/2021

Acceptance date: 18/05/2021

Date deposited: 04/08/2021

ISSN (print): 0953-8984

ISSN (electronic): 1361-648X

Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing

URL: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/ac0282

DOI: 10.1088/1361-648X/ac0282

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