Free-volume distribution and glass transition of nano-scale polymeric films

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 172-179

  Zhang, Junjie ^a   Chen, Hongmin ^a   Li, Ying ^a   Suzuki, R ^b   Ohdaira, T ^b   Jean, Y C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Free volume; Glass transition temperature; Nano scale films; Polystyrene

Indexed keywords

INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYSTYRENES; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY; VOLUME MEASUREMENT;

FREE VOLUME DISTRIBUTION; NANO-SCALE FILMS; POLYSTYRENE FILMS;

GLASS TRANSITION;

POLYMER; POLYSTYRENE; SILICON;

ARTICLE; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; NANOPARTICLE; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY; POSITRONIUM; SPECTROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 33751194867     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2006.03.028     Document Type: Article

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