Electron irradiation induced microstructural modifications in BaCl2 doped PVA: A positron annihilation study

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1554-1563

  Harisha, A ^a   Ravindrachary, V ^a   Bhajantri, R F ^a   Ismayil, ^a   Sanjeev, Ganesh ^a   Poojary, Boja ^a   Dutta, Dhanadeep ^b   Pujari, P K ^b  

^a MANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Cross linking; Electron beam irradiation; Free volume; Positron annihilation spectroscopy; Scission; UV vis spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; THICK FILMS;

MICROSTRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS;

ELECTRON IRRADIATION;

EID: 48549086297     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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