Structure and thermodynamic properties from molecular dynamics simulations of the polyethylene crystal

Polymer

Volumn 43, Issue 23, 2002, Pages 6341-6349

  Duffour, Emmanuel ^a   Malfreyt, Patrice ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

MD; Polyethylene crystal; Pressure tensor

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; TENSORS; THERMODYNAMICS;

PRESSURE PROFILES;

POLYETHYLENES;

POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY; POLYMERIZATION; PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME;

POLYETHYLENE;

EID: 0037184012     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-3861(02)00412-3     Document Type: Article

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