Induced crystallization of single-chain polyethylene on a graphite surface: Molecular dynamics simulation

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Yang, Hua ^a   Zhao, Xiao Jun ^a   Sun, Miao ^b  

^a TIANJIN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HARBIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORBED POLYMERS; CRYSTALLINITIES; CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESS; CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; GRAPHITE SURFACES; INDUCED CRYSTALLIZATION; ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION; LOCAL PROPERTY; MD SIMULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; ORDER PARAMETER; ORDERED PARAMETERS; RADIAL DENSITY DISTRIBUTION; SOLID SUBSTRATES; SUBSTRATE SURFACE; VACUUM INTERFACES;

ADSORPTION; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; GRAPHITE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMERS; THERMOPLASTICS; VACUUM;

CRYSTALLIZATION;

EID: 79961160196     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.84.011803     Document Type: Article

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