Reduction of the glass temperature of thin freely standing polymer films caused by the decrease of the coupling parameter in the coupling model

Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids

Volumn 235-237, Issue , 1998, Pages 435-443

  Ngai, K L ^a   Rizos, A K ^b   Plazek, D J ^c  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

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EID: 0001622295     PISSN: 00223093     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3093(98)00656-5     Document Type: Article

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