Molecular weight dependence of reductions in the glass transition temperature of thin, freely standing polymer films

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2001, Pages

  Dalnoki Veress, K ^a,b   Forrest, J A ^c   Murray, C ^a   Gigault, C ^a   Dutcher, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELLIPSOMETRY; GLASS TRANSITION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYSTYRENES; THIN FILMS;

CHAIN CONFINEMENT EFFECTS; SCALING ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELLIPSOMETRY;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 0035274699     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.63.031801     Document Type: Article

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