Calculation of the temperature dependence of the negative thermal expansion of polyethylene chains by means of the self-consistent harmonic approximation

Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 975-980

  Stobbe, Rainer A ^a   Hägele, Peter C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Negative thermal expansion; Self consistent harmonic approximation; Unit cell dimensions of polyethylene crystals

Indexed keywords

EID: 2042537294     PISSN: 08876266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0488(19960415)34:5<975::AID-POLB15>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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