Wang-Landau simulation of polymer-nanoparticle mixtures

Macromolecules

Volumn 41, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 7243-7250

  Antypov, Dmytro ^a   Elliott, James A ^a  

^a Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHASE DIAGRAMS; POLYMERS; SOLVENTS;

CUBIC LATTICES; DEGREES OF FREEDOMS; EFFECT OF ADDITIONS; EQUILIBRIUM PROPERTIES; FREELY MOVING; INTERACTING SPECIES; INTERACTIVE CENTERS; NANOPARTICLE MIXTURES; POLYMER CHAINS; POOR SOLVENTS; TWO TYPES;

ABS RESINS;

EID: 54849405767     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma8012652     Document Type: Article

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