Reductions of the glass transition temperature in thin polymer films: Probing the length scale of cooperative dynamics

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2000, Pages

  Forrest, James A ^a   Mattsson, Johan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS; GLASS TRANSITION; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS; TEMPERATURE;

CHAIN CONFINEMENT; COOPERATIVE DYNAMICS; COOPERATIVE MOTION; EXTENDED RANGE; FREE STANDING POLYMERS; MEASUREMENTS OF; SURFACE LAYERS; THIN POLYMER FILMS;

POLYMER FILMS;

EID: 4243574340     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.61.R53     Document Type: Article

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