Configuration selection in the simulations of the crystallization of short polyethylene chains in a free-standing thin film

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 119, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 6736-6743

  Xu, Guoqiang ^a   Lin, Heng ^a   Mattice, Wayne L ^a  

^a The University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARAFFINS; POLYETHYLENES;

POLYETHYLENE CHAINS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 0142084712     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1603724     Document Type: Article

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