APPLICATION OF FLUORESCENCE SCANNING NEAR-FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPY TOTHE STUDY OF PHASE-SEPARATED CONJUGATED POLYMERS

Authors
WEBSTER S SMITH DA BATCHELDER DN LIDZEY DG BRADLEY DDC
Citation
S. Webster et al., APPLICATION OF FLUORESCENCE SCANNING NEAR-FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPY TOTHE STUDY OF PHASE-SEPARATED CONJUGATED POLYMERS, Ultramicroscopy, 71(1-4), 1998, pp. 275-279
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Microscopy
Journal title
Ultramicroscopy → ACNP
ISSN journal
03043991
Volume
71
Issue
1-4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
275 - 279
Database
ISI
SICI code
0304-3991(1998)71:1-4<275:AOFSNO>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
Phase-separated films of blends of a conjugated polymer and an electri cally inert matrix polymer have been studied with fluorescence near-fi eld optical microscopy. The composition of the blend is observed to ha ve a dramatic effect on the morphology of the film. Simultaneous shear force microscopy reveals topographic differences between the two poly mers in the films. Annealing of the films is shown to efficiently cont rol this topography. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserve d.