Semicrystalline and superlattice structures in binary mixture of long chain n-alkanes C194H390 and C294H590

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Physics

Volumn 41 B, Issue 4-6, 2002, Pages 1305-1320

  Zeng, X B ^a   Ungar, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chain alkanes; Crystal structure; Mixture; X ray

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; PARAFFINS; SOLID SOLUTIONS; SUPERLATTICES; X RAY SCATTERING;

LAMELLAR STRUCTURES;

BINARY MIXTURES;

EID: 0036662314     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/MB-120013100     Document Type: Conference Paper

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