Structural and thermal behavior of polystyrene thin films using ATR-FTIR-NanoDSC measurements

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 727-732

  Bernazzani, Paul ^a   Sanchez, Rachel F ^a  

^a LAMAR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

FTIR; Glass transition; Nanocalorimetry; Thin films

Indexed keywords

AGING TIME; ATR FTIR; CONFORMATIONAL STRUCTURES; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETERS; FT-IR SPECTRUM; FTIR; GAIN INSIGHT; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; NANOCALORIMETRY; POLYSTYRENE THIN FILMS; PROPERTY CHANGES; RELATIVE ABSORBANCE; THERMAL BEHAVIORS; THIN POLYMER FILMS;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GLASS; GLASS TRANSITION; HYBRID MATERIALS; POLYSTYRENES; THIN FILMS;

POLYMER FILMS;

EID: 68349088078     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-009-0033-4     Document Type: Article

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