Size-dependent melting temperature of polymers

Macromolecular Theory and Simulations

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-60

  Jiang, Qing ^a   Yang, Chun Cheng ^a   Li, Jian Chen ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gibbs Thomson equation; Melting temperature; Polyethylene (PE)

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; MELTING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

MELTING POINTS;

POLYETHYLENES;

ALKANE; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BULK DENSITY; CALORIMETRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MELTING POINT; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONLINEAR SYSTEM;

EID: 0037455902     PISSN: 10221344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mats.200390003     Document Type: Article

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