Amorphous poly[(alkoxy-n-alkyl)methylsilane]s and crystalline poly[bis(alkoxy-n-alkyl)silane]s: The effect of side-chain flexibility on the thermochromic transition

Macromolecules

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1087-1092

  Yuan, Chien Hua ^a   West, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; ATOMS; CONFORMATIONS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; GLASS TRANSITION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXYGEN; THERMAL EFFECTS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

POLYMETHYLSILANE; SIDE CHAIN FLEXIBILITY; THERMOCHROMISM;

POLYSILANES;

EID: 0031998022     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma970872u     Document Type: Article

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