Details of structure formation during the induction period of spinodal-type polymer crystallization

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Physics

Volumn 42 B, Issue 3-4 SPEC., 2003, Pages 709-715

  Kaji, Keisuke ^a   Nishida, Koji ^a   Matsuba, Go ^a   Kanaya, Toshiji ^a   Imai, Masayuki ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OCHANOMIZU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Characteristic wavelength; Glass crystallization; Melt crystallization; Primary crystal nucleation; Spinodal decomposition

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NUCLEATION; PHASE SEPARATION; TEMPERATURE;

CRYSTAL NUCLEATION; MICROPHASE SEPARATION; POLYMER CRYSTALLIZATION; SPINODAL DECOMPOSITION;

CRYSTALLIZATION;

EID: 0042932287     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/mb-120021601     Document Type: Article

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