ISSN:
1573-4803
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract Transmission electron microscopy is used to investigate the tin deposits formed when tin is thermally evaporated on to softened polystyrene substrates, the polystyrenes being softened by heating them to above their glass transition temperature. The structure of the deposit is dependent on the molecular weight of the polystyrene. For low molecular weights, islands of tin grown on the polystyrene surface rapidly “sink” to form a microstructure consisting of subsurface spheres of tin. As the molecular weight is increased the reduced rate at which islands can sink is reflected in the particle size distribution of the deposit.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00587662
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