Abstract
Determining the graft density of polymers adsorbed on a substrate from neutron scattering-length density profile can be challenging. A scheme based on integrating a select region of the profile is proposed and applied to results obtained from a recent neutron reflectometry experiment that investigated the physical properties of polyethylene oxide (PEO) chemisorbed onto a gold-coated Si substrate. Reflectivity measurements were performed with the PEO exposed to a H 2O/D 2O mixture contrast matched to the underlying gold. The graft density obtained by the integration technique is 60% higher than the value determined using scaling relations.
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