Time-Resolved Light Scattering Studies of Phase Separation in Thin Film Semiconducting Polymer Blends during Spin-Coating

Paul C. Jukes^†, Sasha Y. Heriot^†, James S. Sharp^†^‡, and Richard A. L. Jones*^†

Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield University, Sheffield S3 7RH, UK, and School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK

Macromolecules, 2005, 38 (6), pp 2030–2032

DOI: 10.1021/ma0477145

Publication Date (Web): February 24, 2005

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