Surface and interfacial effect on polymer glass transition temperature studied by positron annihilation

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 535-539

  Zhang, J ^a   Zhang, R ^a   Chen, H ^a   Li, Y ^a   Wu, Y C ^a   Suzuki, R ^b   Sandreckski, T C ^a   Ohdaira, T ^b   Jean, Y C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Glass transition temperature; Interface; Polymer film; Positron; Surface

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER EFFECT; GLASS TRANSITION; PLASTIC FILMS; POSITRONS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

POSITRON BEAM TECHNIQUE;

POLYMERS;

GLASS; POLYMER; POLYSTYRENE; SILICON;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ENERGY; FILM; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; PARAMETER; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE; THICKNESS;

EID: 0141720875     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(03)00225-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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