Chain-length and tacticity effects on the conformational behavior of MMA-oligomer thin films on an Au (1 1 1) substrate

Computational Materials Science

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 867-874

  Ju, Shin Pon ^a   Liao, Ming Liang ^b   Cheng, Ching Ho ^a   Lee, Wen Jay ^a   Chang, Jee Gong ^c  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Conformations; Density distribution; Mean square radius of gyration; Molecular dynamics; Poly(methyl methacrylate); Polymers

Indexed keywords

ATACTIC; AU(1 1 1) SUBSTRATES; CHAIN-LENGTH; CONFORMATIONAL BEHAVIORS; CONTACT REGIONS; DENSITY DISTRIBUTION; ISOTACTIC; MEAN SQUARE RADIUS OF GYRATION; MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; PEAK DENSITIES; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); ROOM TEMPERATURES; SURFACE REGIONS; SYNDIOTACTIC; TACTICITY; THICKNESS DISTRIBUTIONS;

CONFORMATIONS; DYNAMICS; ESTERS; FILM THICKNESS; ISOMERS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OLIGOMERS; PHOTORESISTS; POLYMERS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILM DEVICES; THIN FILMS; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

GOLD;

EID: 67349260257     PISSN: 09270256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2008.12.008     Document Type: Article

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