Single chain structure in thin polymer films: Corrections to Flory's and Silberberg's hypotheses

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 17, Issue 20, 2005, Pages

  Cavallo, A ^a   Muller M ^b   Wittmer, J P ^c   Johner, A ^c   Binder, K ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^c INSTITUT CHARLES SADRON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POLYMERS;

BOND FLUCTUATION; CHAIN EXTENSION; CHAIN STRUCTURE; POLYMER FILMS;

ULTRATHIN FILMS;

EID: 18744399271     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/17/20/004     Document Type: Article

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