Techniques of differential scanning calorimetry for quantification of low contents of amorphous phases

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 171-180

  Lappalainen, Minna ^a   Karppinen, Maarit ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Amorphous content; Differential scanning calorimetry; Glass transition; HyperDSC; StepScan dsc; Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS CONTENT; AMORPHOUS PHASIS; CRYSTALLINE MATRICES; DETECTION LIMITS; HEAT CAPACITY CHANGE; HYPERDSC; LOW LEVEL; SMALL CONCENTRATION; STEPSCAN DSC; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

CALORIMETERS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GLASS; SCANNING; THERMOANALYSIS;

GLASS TRANSITION;

EID: 78649756682     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-010-0817-6     Document Type: Article

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