RECOGNITION AND STATISTICAL SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF MICRODOMAINS IN TEM-IMAGES OF POLYIMIDE FILMS DURING THEIR PROCESSING

Authors

  • Sergei Bronnikov
  • Tatiana Sukhanova

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5566/ias.v22.p105-111

Keywords:

micro-domains, model of reversible aggregation, polyimide films, statistical analysis, TEM-images

Abstract

The surface morphology of polyamic acid films evolving under heating towards polyimide films is investigated with transmission electron microscopy. Micro-domains observed at the surface of the films are treated statistically and shown to form optimized statistical ensemble(s). The statistical size distribution of the micro-domains is described with the model of reversible aggregation. The distribution parameters, namely the aggregation energy and the mean diameter of micro-domains, are shown to depend on the chemical structure of the polymer and the heating temperature.

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Published

2011-05-03

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 2 (2003)

Section

Original Research Paper

How to Cite

Bronnikov, S., & Sukhanova, T. (2011). RECOGNITION AND STATISTICAL SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF MICRODOMAINS IN TEM-IMAGES OF POLYIMIDE FILMS DURING THEIR PROCESSING. Image Analysis and Stereology, 22(2), 105-111. https://doi.org/10.5566/ias.v22.p105-111