Free volume, glass transition and degree of branching in ethylene/α-olefin copolymers: Positron lifetime, differential scanning calorimetry, wide-angle X-ray scattering, and density studies

Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 207, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 492-502

  Bamford, David ^a   Dlubek, Günter ^a,b   Lüpke, Thomas ^c   Kilburn, Duncan ^a   Stejnv, Jarda ^a   Menke, Tammo J ^c   Alam, M Ashraf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ITA Institut fur innovative Technologien GmbH   (Germany)

^c MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Branching; Copolymerization; Free volume; Glass transition; Olefins

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GLASS TRANSITION; MONOMERS; POLYETHYLENES; POSITRONS;

BRANCHING; FREE VOLUME; POSITRON ANNIHILATION LIFETIME SPECTROSCOPY;

COPOLYMERS;

EID: 33644892472     PISSN: 10221352     EISSN: 15213935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/macp.200500487     Document Type: Article

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