Initial films

Liquid viscosity generally produces adverse effects on drop size. It increases the initial film thickness and hinders the growth of unstable waves. 

Interdiffusion of bilayered thin films also can be measured with XRD. The diffraction pattern initially consists of two peaks from the pure layers and after annealing, the diffracted intensity between these peaks grows because of interdiffusion of the layers. An analysis of this intensity yields the concentration profile, which enables a calculation of diffusion coefficients, and diffusion coefficients cm /s are readily measured. With the use of multilayered specimens, extremely small diffusion coefficients (-10 cm /s) can be measured with XRD. Alternative methods of measuring concentration profiles and diffusion coefficients include depth profiling (which suffers from artifacts), RBS (which can not resolve adjacent elements in the periodic table), and radiotracer methods (which are difficult). For XRD (except for multilayered specimens), there must be a unique relationship between composition and the d-spacings in the initial films and any solid solutions or compounds that form this permits calculation of the compo-... 

The inclusion of a small proportion of rosin during the manufacture of the alkyd will also improve application and initial film properties. Such binders are commonly used for stoving primers and for cheap stoving finishes that will not be subjected to exterior exposure. 

Strike (n.) an electrolyte solution used to deposit a thin initial film of a metal. 

Fig. 6.35 Dependence of dimensionless initial film thickness on boiling number circles (o) represent Jh = 100 pm, water, triangles (A) represent = 130 pm, water, diamonds ( ) represent

The dependence on film thickness is attributed to the dewetting nucleation, which occurs in the 2.5-4.5 nm thickness range via the formation of randomly distributed droplets rather than the formation of holes. When the initial film thickness exceeds 4.5 nm, dewetting is trigged via nucleation of holes instead of droplets, and for film thickness above 10 nm, dewetting develops slowly via hole nucleation at defects. The different dewetting processes observed for different initial film thicknesses can be explained in terms of the variation of disjoining pressure and the inability of the polymer to spread on its own monolayer. 

Figure 7 reports calculations of the effect of flow velocity on the critical capillary pressure for the constant-charge electrostatic model and for different initial film thicknesses. 

For Ca < 0.1 in Figure 7 the critical capillary pressure is also independent of the initial film thickness. In this case, the hydrodynamic resistance to fluid filling or draining is small enough that the film reaches the periodic steady state in less than half a pore length. Figure 7 confirms the trend observed by Khatib, Hirasaki and Falls that P falls with increasing flow rate (5). c... 

Various correlations for mean droplet sizes generated by air-assist atomizers are given in Table 4.6. In these correlations, mA is the mass flow rate of air, h is the height of air annulus, tf0 is the initial film thickness defined as tj ) = dQw/dan, d0 is the outer diameter of pressure nozzle, dan is the diameter of annular gas nozzle, w is the slot width of pressure nozzle, C is a constant related to nozzle design, UA is the velocity of air, and MMDC is the modified mean droplet diameter for the conditions of droplet coalescence. Distinguishing air-assist and air-blast atomizers is often difficult. Moreover, many... 

The wavelength range for which each polymer undergoes photodimerization, the wavelength at which each polymer displays maximal sensitivity, and the sensitivity (E the minimum incident input energy per unit area required to produce an insolubilized film of the same thickness as the the initial film) are listed in Table I. Polymer sensitivities were determined for the wavelength where each polymer displays maximum sensitivity. All formulations employed the same spinning solvent and the same developer. 

Background on Spin Casting. As early as 1958, Emslie, et al. (A) proposed a theoretical treatment of spin casting for nonvolatile Newtonian fluids. This theory predicted that films formed on a flat rotating disc would have radial thickness uniformity. They predicted that the final film thickness would depend on spin speed (w) and viscosity (ij) as well as other variables such as liquid density and initial film thickness. The dependence of thickness on u> and ij was also recognized by many of the other authors reviewed in this paper, and their proposed relationships are compared in Table I. Acrivos, et al. (5) extended the Emslie treatment to the general case of non-Newtonian fluids, a category into which most polymers fall. Acrivos predicted that non-Newtonian fluids would yield films with non-uniform radial thickness. 

It is theoretically possible that equilibrium between liquid and resin will be maintained at all points of contact. Liquid and solid concentrations are then related by the sorption isotherm. It is usual, however, that pellet or film diffusion will dominate or control the rate of exchange. It is also possible that control will be mixed, or will change as the ion exchange proceeds. In the latter case, the initial film-diffusion control will give way to pellet-diffusion control at a later stage. 

The value in units of incident dose per unit area for either a positive or negative resist system is of little value unless accompanied by a detailed description of the conditions under which it was measured. This description should include, at the minimum, the initial film thickness, the characteristics of the substrate, the temperature and time of the post- and pre-bake, the characteristics of the exposing radiation, and the developer composition, time and temperature. The structure, copolymer ratio, sequence distribution, molecular weight, and dispersity of polymers included in the formulation should also be provided. 

TlSe was first deposited from a solution of thallium(l) acetate and selenosulphate with added NaOH and hydrazine at room temperature [97]. The initial films were... 

The film deposition was carried out at room temperature from an aqueous solution of plumbous acetate, ammonium acetate, and ammonium persulphate, using NH4OH to bring the pH to 6. A trace of AgNOs was added as a catalyst for reaction 7.4 [29]. A film of PbOi ca. 50 nm thick was formed in an hour. Once this initial film was deposited, thicker films could be built up, usually at a somewhat higher pH, in the absence of the AgNOs. The initial film formation appears to be a pure CD reaction. However, electrochemical studies of further film buildup showed that an electroless deposition mechanism, involving two partial electrochemical reactions, was responsible for film formation. 

A glass substrate carrying an ITO film having a thickness of 150 nm was spin coated with 70 nm of poly(3,4)ethylenedioxythiophene/polystyrenesulfonic acid thin film and then dried at 200°C for 10 minutes. A 50-nm coating of a selected experimental agent was sprayed onto the initial film and dried. Lithium fluoride, calcium, and aluminum were then vapor-deposited at 0.4 nm, of 5 and 180nm, respectively. 

A variety of techniques have been used in the present work to establish the relative sensitivity of positive electron-beam resists made from copolymers of maleic anhydride (Table I). The term sensitivity is used rather loosely at times. In the most practical sense, sensitivity is a comparative measure of the speed with which an exposure can be made. Thus, the exposure conditions, film thickness, developing solvent and temperature may be involved. Most often, the contrast curve is invoked as a more-or-less objective measure of sensitivity. The dose needed to allow removal of exposed film without removing more than about 70% of the unexposed film can be a measure of sensitivity. The initial film thickness and the developing conditions still must be specified so that this measure is not, strictly speaking, an intrinsic property of the polymeric material. 

Suppose that the initial film is spread on water that fills to the brim a shallow tray made of some inert material. Rods with low-energy surfaces may then be drawn across the water to adjust the area accessible to the molecules of the monolayer. Figure 7.2a indicates schematically how such an arrangement might appear. In practice, several barriers would be used, first to sweep the surface free of insoluble contaminants and then to confine the monolayer. 

The linear log-log plots of reaction rate (in terms of oxygen consumption) versus time show for many alloys a discontinuity, or increase of reactivity. It appears that this transition is associated with the phase transformation in the protective film of Zr dioxide. The initial film formed on Zr is the cubic polymorph of Zr dioxide. After a period of oxidation this transforms to the tetragonal, and finally to the monoclinic (stable) form of Zr dioxide. When certain alloying constituents... 

O Cholesterol-CiG-dihydroceramide lactoside Cholesterol-Ci8-dihydroceramide lactoside Measurement at 15 minutes Initial film pressure, 2 dynes/cm. 

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