Spatially heterogeneous dynamics during physical aging far below the glass transition temperature

Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 2463-2472

  Thurau, Courtney T ^a   Ediger, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Glass transition; Physical aging; Polystyrene; Probe reorientation; Segmental dynamics; Spatially heterogeneous dynamics; Structural relaxation; Translational diffusion

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; DIFFUSION; DYNAMICS; GLASS TRANSITION; POLYMERIC GLASS; RELAXATION PROCESSES; TEMPERATURE;

OPTICAL PHOTOBLEACHING TECHNIQUE; PROBE REORIENTATION;

POLYSTYRENES;

EID: 0036844251     PISSN: 08876266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/polb.10297     Document Type: Article

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