Crystal structures of the α and β forms of isotactic polypropylene: A Monte Carlo simulation

Computational and Theoretical Polymer Science

Volumn 10, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 345-353

  Hirose, M ^a   Yamamoto, T ^a   Naiki, M ^b  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UBE INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crystal structure; Monte Carlo simulation; Polymorphism; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTAL LATTICES; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; POLYMORPHISM;

POLYPROPYLENES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 0034050303     PISSN: 10893156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1089-3156(99)00039-2     Document Type: Article

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