Nanoscale mechanical characterization of polymers by atomic force microscopy (AFM) nanoindentations: Viscoelastic characterization of a model material

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Tranchida, D ^a   Kiflie, Z ^b,d   Acierno, S ^c   Piccarolo, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

^d ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DEFORMATION; GLASS TRANSITION; INDENTATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOINDENTATION; POLYMERS; TEMPERATURE; VISCOELASTICITY;

APPARENT ACTIVATION ENERGY; EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE; ELASTIC CHARACTERIZATION; LOCAL MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; TIME TEMPERATURE SUPERPOSITION; VISCO-ELASTIC BEHAVIORS; VISCOELASTIC CHARACTERIZATION;

CHARACTERIZATION;

EID: 70350669631     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/20/9/095702     Document Type: Article

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