Structural Changes of Diblock Copolymer Melts Due to an External Electric Field: A Self-Consistent-Field Theory Study
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Macromolecules
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0024-9297,1520-5835
DOI: 10.1021/ma050408m