Critical roles of molecular dynamics in the superior mechanical properties of isotactic-poly(1-butene) elucidated by solid-state NMR

Polymer Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-71

  Miyoshi, Toshikazu ^a   Mamun, Al ^b  

^a The University of Akron   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

crystal crystal transition; crystallization; isotactic poly(1 butene); mechanical property; molecular dynamics; solid state NMR

Indexed keywords

1-BUTENE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITIONS; CORRELATION TIME; CRYSTAL-CRYSTAL TRANSITION; ISOTACTICITIES; LAMELLAR THICKNESS; ROTATIONAL DIFFUSION; SIDE-CHAINS; SMALL ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING; SOLID STATE NMR; SOLID-STATE NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TETRAGONAL CRYSTALS;

BUTENES; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DYNAMICS; INNOVATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SOLID STATE PHYSICS; SUPERCOOLING; X RAY SCATTERING;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84855456758     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2011.66     Document Type: Article

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