Simulated glass transition of poly(ethylene oxide) bulk and film: A comparative study

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 115, Issue 38, 2011, Pages 11044-11052

  Wu, Chaofu ^a  

^a HUNAN INSTITUTE OF HUMANITIES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS FILMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMICS; ETHYLENE; GLASS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OXIDE FILMS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; POLYMER FILMS;

AMORPHOUS POLYMERS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; ENERGY DATA; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FILM MODEL; FREE SURFACES; FREE-VOLUME THEORY; MEAN SQUARED DISPLACEMENT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; SPACE REGIONS;

GLASS TRANSITION;

EID: 80053119300     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp205205x     Document Type: Article

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