A first principle characterization of polyethylene, poly(propylene) and polystyrene macroradicals properties

Macromolecular Theory and Simulations

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 331-338

  Cysewski, Piotr ^a,b   Shyichuk, Alexander ^b  

^a NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Chain scission; Macroradicals; Poly(propylene); Polyethylene (PE); Polystyrene; Spin delocalization

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYETHYLENES; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYSTYRENES; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

CHAIN SCISSION; MACRORADICALS; MOLECULAR ORBITAL; SPIN DELOCALIZATION;

MACROMOLECULES;

EID: 33744483521     PISSN: 10221344     EISSN: 15213919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mats.200600001     Document Type: Article

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