Glass transition effects in ultra-thin polymer films studied by dielectric spectroscopy - Chain confinement vs. finite size effects

Proceedings - International Symposium on Electrets

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 87-90

  Wubbenhorst M ^a   Lupascu, V ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRETS; GLASS TRANSITION; NANOSTRUCTURES; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; POLYSTYRENES; ULTRATHIN FILMS;

CONFINED GEOMETRY; DIELECTRIC RELAXATION SPECTROSCOPY (DRS); FINITE SIZE EFFECTS; GLASS TRANSITION EFFECTS; THIN FILM PROCESSING;

POLYMER FILMS;

EID: 33847718228     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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