The glass transition of polymer crystals

Thermochimica Acta

Volumn 446, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 128-134

  Wunderlich, Bernhard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Glass transition of crystals; Heat capacity; Large amplitude motion; Macromolecule; Melting transition; Mesophases; Vibrational motion

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GLASS TRANSITION; MACROMOLECULES; MELTING; MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS; POLYMERS; SPECIFIC HEAT;

GLASS TRANSITION OF CRYSTALS; LARGE-AMPLITUDE MOTION; MELTING TRANSITION; MESOPHASES; VIBRATIONAL MOTION;

CRYSTALS;

EID: 33745027183     PISSN: 00406031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tca.2005.11.011     Document Type: Article

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