Materials Science: Structural relaxation of polymer glasses at surfaces, interfaces, and in between

Science

Volumn 309, Issue 5733, 2005, Pages 456-459

  Priestley, Rodney D ^a   Ellison, Christopher J ^a   Broadbelt, Linda J ^a   Torkelson, John M ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; GLASS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); POLYMERS; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SILICA; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

GLASS-STATE STRUCTURAL RELAXATION; MULTILAYER FILMS; POLYMER GLASSES; RELAXATION RATES;

MATERIALS SCIENCE;

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYMER;

POLYMER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ENTROPY; GEOMETRY; MONITORING; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 22344434161     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1112217     Document Type: Article

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