Structure formation from the oriented glassy states of poly(ethylene terephthalate)

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Physics

Volumn 42 B, Issue 3-4 SPEC., 2003, Pages 717-731

  Fukao, Koji ^a   Koyama, Akira ^b   Tahara, Daisuke ^b   Kozono, Yuji ^b   Miyamoto, Yoshihisa ^b   Tsurutani, Naoki ^b  

^a KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Oriented glassy states; PET; Smectic structure; Structure formation; Synchrotron radiation; X ray scattering

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; KINETIC THEORY; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; X RAY SCATTERING;

ISOTHERMAL ANNEALING PROCESS; REAL TIME X RAY SCATTERING; SMECTIC STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE FORMATION;

POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES;

EID: 0042329879     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/mb-120021602     Document Type: Article

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