Dielectric relaxations in ultra-thin films of PMMA: Assessing the length scale of cooperativity in the dynamic glass transition

Proceedings - International Symposium on Electrets

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 401-406

  Wubbenhorst M ^a   Murray, C A ^b   Forrest, J A ^c   Dutcher, J R ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CONFORMATIONS; DIELECTRIC RELAXATION; GLASS TRANSITION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; STATISTICAL METHODS; TEMPERATURE;

DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY; DYNAMIC GLASS TRANSITION; INTERFACIAL MOBILITY; POLYMER FILM;

ULTRATHIN FILMS;

EID: 0036949127     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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