Formation of highly ordered, unusually broad polyethylene lamellae in contact with atomically flat solid surfaces

Macromolecules

Volumn 36, Issue 26, 2003, Pages 10130-10132

  Tracz, A ^a   Kucinska I ^a   Jeszka, J K ^a  

^a CENTRE OF MOLECULAR AND MACROMOLECULAR STUDIES   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMICALLY FLAT SOLID SURFACES; BROAD POLYETHYLENE LAMELLAE; CONTACT LAYER; MOLYBDENUM DISULFIDE;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COMPOSITION; CRYSTALLIZATION; FRACTURE; GRAPHITE; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; SURFACES; TALC;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 0347949833     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma035098r     Document Type: Article

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