A CROSS-SECTIONAL PREPARATION METHOD FOR TEM AND AFM INVESTIGATIONS ON LAYERED POLYMER INTERFACES

Authors
KATZENBERG F LOOS J PETERMANN J MCMASTER T MILES M
Citation
F. Katzenberg et al., A CROSS-SECTIONAL PREPARATION METHOD FOR TEM AND AFM INVESTIGATIONS ON LAYERED POLYMER INTERFACES, Polymer bulletin, 35(1-2), 1995, pp. 195-200
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Polymer bulletin → ACNP
ISSN journal
01700839
Volume
35
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
195 - 200
Database
ISI
SICI code
0170-0839(1995)35:1-2<195:ACPMFT>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
The epitaxial crystallization of polyethylene (PE) on uniaxially orien ted isotactic polypropylene (iPP) has been investigated by transmissio n electron microscopy (TEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The cro ss-sectional morphology of the epitaxial interfaces of multi-layered s amples prepared by a new preparation method has been observed with vie w direction parallel to the epitaxial interfaces. It is found that fai rly oriented PE lamellae grow perpendicular to the iPP layers with nuc leation initiation on the iPP surfaces.