Investigation of Polymer Phase Behavior at Heterogeneous Polymer-Polymer Interfaces using Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry.

dc.contributor.advisorDieter P. Griffis, Committee Memberen_US
dc.contributor.advisorBruce M. Novak, Committee Memberen_US
dc.contributor.advisorRobert J. Nemanich, Committee Memberen_US
dc.contributor.advisorPhillip E. Russell, Committee Co-Chairen_US
dc.contributor.advisorHarald Ade, Committee Chairen_US
dc.contributor.authorHarton, Shane Edwarden_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-02T18:43:41Z
dc.date.available2010-04-02T18:43:41Z
dc.date.issued2006-03-07en_US
dc.degree.disciplineMaterials Science and Engineeringen_US
dc.degree.leveldissertationen_US
dc.degree.namePhDen_US
dc.description.abstractChanges in the thermodynamic behavior of polymer blends from bulk to heterogeneous interfaces is investigated using secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS). The use of a magnetic sector spectrometer (CAMECA IMS-6f) is fully explored in order to determine the optimal conditions in which to probe polymer surfaces and heterogeneous interfaces using three bilayer film systems, namely polystyrene (PS) with poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), poly(cyclohexyl methacrylate) (PCHMA) with PMMA, and PS with poly(2-vinylpyridine) (P2VP). Two primary ion beams have been employed, O2+ with detection of positive secondary ions, and Cs+ with detection of negative secondary ions. It was found that each polymer thin film system must be closely investigated in order to determine the optimal conditions for depth profiling using SIMS. Three types of systems were further investigated using SIMS.en_US
dc.identifier.otheretd-03012006-131419en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.lib.ncsu.edu/resolver/1840.16/4055
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dc.subjectdepth profilingen_US
dc.subjectsecondary ion mass spectrometryen_US
dc.subjectthermodynamicsen_US
dc.subjectpolymer filmsen_US
dc.titleInvestigation of Polymer Phase Behavior at Heterogeneous Polymer-Polymer Interfaces using Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry.en_US

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