Equilibrated polyethylene single-molecule crystals: Molecular-dynamics simulations and analytic model of the global minimum of the free-energy landscape

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 17, Issue 19, 2005, Pages

  Larini, L ^a   Barbieri, A ^b   Prevosto, D ^a   Rolla, P A ^c   Leporini, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

^c INFM   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FREE ENERGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; POLYETHYLENES;

ENERGY BARRIER; HEXAGONAL PATTERN; MICROSCOPIC ORGANIZATION; SINGLE-CHAIN CRYSTALS;

SINGLE CRYSTALS;

EID: 21044458135     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/17/19/L04     Document Type: Article

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