Local structure of syndiotactic poly (methyl methacrylate). A combined study by neutron diffraction with polarization analysis and atomistic molecular dynamics simulations

Macromolecules

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 3947-3958

  Genix, A C ^a   Arbe, A ^b   Alvarez, F ^b,c   Colmenero, J ^a,b,c   Schweika, W ^d   Richter, D ^d  

^a DONOSTIA INTERNATIONAL PHYSICS CENTER DIPC   (Spain)

^b CENTRO MIXTO CSIC UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^d FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTERS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; POLARIZATION; SCATTERING;

ATOMISTIC MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; LAYERED STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR SUBSTRUCTURES;

POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES;

EID: 33745749466     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma060370t     Document Type: Article

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