Dewetting of thin polymer films

Günter Reiter
Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 75 – Published 6 January 1992
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Abstract

Thin polystyrene films (<100 nm) on silicon substrates undergo dewetting when annealed above the glass transition temperature. Three different stages can be distinguished: The smooth films break up by the creation of cylindrical holes. The holes then grow and form rims ahead of them which finally contact each other creating ‘‘cellular’’ structures. The rims are unstable and decay into droplets. The influence of the film thickness on this process is investigated and compared to recent theoretical predictions of spinodal decomposition of partially wetting thin films.

  • Received 27 August 1991

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.68.75

©1992 American Physical Society

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Günter Reiter

  • Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research, P. O. Box 3148, 6500 Mainz, Federal Republic of Germany

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Vol. 68, Iss. 1 — 6 January 1992

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