Crystal growth of isotactic polystyrene in ultrathin films: Thickness and temperature dependence

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 45 B, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1141-1147

  Taguchi, Ken ^a   Toda, Akihiko ^b   Miyamoto, Yoshihisa ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crystal growth; Dendrite; Diffusion controlled growth; Isotactic polystyrene; Ultrathin films

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLIZATION; MORPHOLOGY; THERMAL EFFECTS; ULTRATHIN FILMS;

DENDRITES; DIFFUSION CONTROLLED GROWTH; ISOTACTIC POLYSTYRENE; MULLINS SEKERKA STABILITY;

POLYSTYRENES;

EID: 33750918140     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222340600962684     Document Type: Article

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