Atomic force microscopy visualization of morphology and nanostructure of an ultrathin layer of polyethylene during melting and crystallization

Langmuir

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 3549-3552

  Godovsky, Yu K ^a   Magonov, S N ^b  

^a KARPOV INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^b Digital Instruments   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COOLING; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MELTING; MORPHOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; ULTRATHIN FILMS;

SPHERULITIC MORPHOLOGY;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 0033890117     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la990846k     Document Type: Article

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