Structural relaxation in nanometer thin layers of glycerol

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 114, Issue 39, 2010, Pages 16696-16699

  Capponi, S ^a   Napolitano, S ^a   Behrnd, N R ^b   Couderc, G ^b   Hulliger, J ^b   Wubbenhorst M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROAD-BAND DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY; CLOSE PROXIMITY; COOPERATIVE DYNAMICS; ENHANCED MOBILITY; FREE SURFACES; GEOMETRICAL CONSTRAINTS; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; IN-SITU; MOLECULAR DEPOSITION; MOLECULAR LAYER; NANOMETER THIN FILMS; SIZE EFFECTS; SLOW DESORPTION; SYSTEMATIC INVESTIGATIONS; THICKNESS REDUCTION; THIN LAYERS;

DEPOSITION; DESORPTION; GLYCEROL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; THIN FILMS;

GLASS TRANSITION;

EID: 77957579284     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp108151p     Document Type: Article

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