Annealing and recrystallization of single crystals of polyethylene on graphite: An atomic force microscopy study

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Physics

Volumn 45 B, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 169-194

  Magonov, Sergei N ^a   Yerina, Natalya A ^a   Godovsky, Yuli K ^b   Reneker, Darrell H ^c  

^a VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC   (United States)

^b KARPOV INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^c The University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

Epitaxial layer; High temperature AFM; Lamellar thickening; Melting; Recrystallization; Single crystals of PE; Single polymer layers

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DRYING; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; GRAPHITE; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MELTING; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMERS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SOLUTIONS; SUBSTRATES;

CRYSTAL COLLAPSE; HIGH TEMPERATURE AFM; LAMELLAR CRYSTAL; LAMELLAR THICKENING; LOZENGE-SHAPED CRYSTALS; MOLECULAR RIBBONS; POLYMER CHAINS; RECRYSTALLIZATION; SINGLE POLYMER LAYERS; TRANSFORMATION;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 33645108112     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222340500522232     Document Type: Article

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