Overview
- Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by the University of Sheffield, UK
- Offers an ideal presentation for new PhD student: focused review of the primary literature, results are developed organically from beginning to end
- Provides detailed derivation of diffusion equations with numerical implementation that reproduces simulations
- Full-color demonstration of phase portraits, a valuable tool for identifying equilibria in simulations
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
Keywords
- 3D Dewetting Model
- Dewetting Coupled to Phase Separation
- Diffusion Simulations of Polymer Films
- Hamiltonian Phase Portraits
- Phase Equilibria of Polymer Films
- Phase Portraits of Polymer Films
- Phase Separation in Polymer-blend Thin Films
- Roughening of Polymer-blend Thin Films
- Thermodynamics of Polymer Films
- Thin Film Morphology
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Book Title: Fundamentals of Phase Separation in Polymer Blend Thin Films
Authors: Sam Coveney
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19399-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-19398-4Published: 27 June 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-37015-6Published: 15 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-19399-1Published: 18 June 2015
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 171
Number of Illustrations: 49 b/w illustrations, 11 illustrations in colour
Topics: Phase Transitions and Multiphase Systems, Thermodynamics, Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films, Polymer Sciences, Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films