Rotational diffusion and order parameters of a liquid crystalline polymer studied by ESR: Molecular weight dependence

Journal of Physical Chemistry

Volumn 100, Issue 39, 1996, Pages 15867-15872

  Xu, Dajiang ^a,b   Budil, David E ^a,c   Ober, Christopher K ^b,c   Freed, Jack H ^a,c  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering   (United States)

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EID: 33751155630     PISSN: 00223654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp960514d     Document Type: Article

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