AFM-tip-induced crystallization of poly(ethylene oxide) melt droplets

Frontiers of Chemistry in China

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 174-177

  Zhu, Dunshen ^a   Shou, Xingxian ^a   Liu, Yixin ^a   Chen, Erqiang ^a   Cheng, Stephen Zhengdi ^a,b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Nanoindentation; Poly(ethylene oxide); Tip induced crystallization

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247618896     PISSN: 16733495     EISSN: 16733614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11458-007-0035-3     Document Type: Article

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