Phase behavior of polymer/nanoparticle blends near a substrate

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 128, Issue 15, 2008, Pages

  McGarrity, E S ^a   Frischknecht, A L ^b   MacKay, M E ^a,c  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ENTROPY; MONOLAYERS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSPHERES; PHASE BEHAVIOR;

LAYERED STATES; PACKING ENTROPY; POLYMER CONFIGURATIONAL ENTROPY; SIZE ASYMMETRY;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 42449095989     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2899329     Document Type: Article

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