Phase selection pathways in ultrathin film crystallization of a low molecular weight poly(ethylene oxide) fraction on mica surfaces

Macromolecules

Volumn 44, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 8819-8828

  Liu, Yi Xin ^a,b   Zhong, Lu Wei ^a   Su, Shi Zhao ^a   Chen, Er Qiang ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION POINTS; CRYSTAL GROWTH MECHANISM; CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; DIFFUSION LIMITED; EXTENDED CHAIN CRYSTALS; FOLDED CHAIN; FOUR-PHASE; HYDROXYL END GROUP; IN-SITU; ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION; LATE STAGE; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MELT PHASE; METASTABLE PHASE; MICA SURFACES; MONOLAYER CRYSTALS; NUMBER-AVERAGE; PHASE SELECTION; SAMPLE FORM; STABLE PHASE; THREE PHASE MODEL; TIME DEPENDENT;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALS; ETHYLENE; METASTABLE PHASES; MICA; MONOLAYERS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; ULTRATHIN FILMS;

MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

EID: 81255185931     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma201885g     Document Type: Article

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