The role of the amorphous fraction for the equilibrium shape of polymer single crystals

European Physical Journal E

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 413-422

  Sommer, J U ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT DE CHIMIE DES SURFACES ET INTERFACES   (France)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF POLYMER RESEARCH DRESDEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREE ENERGY; MELTING; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

LAMELLAR THICKNESS; MELTING TEMPERATURE; POLYMER SINGLE CRYSTALS;

SINGLE CRYSTALS;

NANOMATERIAL; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; FRACTIONATION; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE TRANSITION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE TRANSITION; POLYMERS;

EID: 33646419561     PISSN: 12928941     EISSN: 1292895X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2005-10055-1     Document Type: Article

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