Abstract
A three-dimensional (3D) lamellar structure of a poly(styrene-block- isoprene) block copolymer was observed at submicrometer and micrometer levels by scanning electron microscopy combined with a focused ion beam (FIB-SEM). The 3D lamellar structure with an exceptionally large periodicity, about 0.1 /mi, was successfully reconstructed, and the size of the reconstructed image by FIB-SEM was 6.0 × 6.0 × 4.0 μm3, which was greater than the transmission electron microtomography data, 3.8 × 3.9 × 0.24 μm3, by a factor of about 40. This result indicates that 3D reconstruction using FIB-SEM is quite useful for direct 3D observations, especially analyses of polymeric materials at the submi crometer and micrometer levels.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 677-683 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 Mar 15 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Block copolymers
- Focused ion beam (FIB)
- Lamellar
- Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
- Submicrometer- and micrometer-scale morphologies
- Three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction
- Transmission electron microtomography (TEMT)
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Polymers and Plastics
- Materials Chemistry