Depth‐resolved grazing‐incidence time‐of‐flight neutron scattering from a solid–liquid interface. (4th February 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wolff, M.; Herbel, J.; Adlmann, F.; Dennison, A. J. C.; Liesche, G.; Gutfreund, P.; Rogers, S.
• Is Part Of: Journal of applied crystallography. Volume 47:Part 1(2014:Feb.)
• Page Start: 130
• Page End: 135
• Publication Date: 2014-02-04
• Subjects: Crystallography -- Periodicals; 548.05
• DOI: 10.1107/S1600576713028665
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0021-8898

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>Small‐angle scattering in grazing‐incidence beam geometry has been applied on a time‐of‐flight neutron instrument to investigate a solid–liquid boundary. Owing to the broad wavelength distribution provided for a specific incident beam angle, the penetration depth of the neutron beam is varied over a wide range in a single measurement. The near surface structures of block copolymer micelles close to silicon substrates with distinct surface energies are resolved. It is observed that the very near surface structure strongly depends on the surface coating, whereas further away from the surface, bulk‐like ordering is found.</p> </abstract>