Molecular thermodynamic model of the glass transition temperature: Dependence on molecular weight

Polymers for Advanced Technologies

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 944-946

  Kim, Yong Woo ^a   Park, Jung Tae ^a   Koh, Joo Hwan ^a   Min, Byoung Ryul ^a   Kim, Jong Hak ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Configurational entropy; Flory Huggins theory; Glass transition; Molecular weight; Thermodynamic model

Indexed keywords

GLASS; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

CONFIGURATIONAL ENTROPY; FLORY-HUGGINS THEORY; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE TG; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; THERMODYNAMIC MODEL;

GLASS TRANSITION;

GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PREDICTIVE MODEL; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 50449083966     PISSN: 10427147     EISSN: 10991581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pat.1081     Document Type: Article

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