Polypropylene nanocomposites based on synthetic organic-soluble Ag nanocrystals with prominent β-nucleating effect: Quiescent crystallization and melting behavior

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2505-2518

  Shi, Yuyuan ^a   Sun, Bin ^a   Zhou, Zhe ^a   Wangatia, Lodrick M ^a   Chen, Long ^a   Zhu, Meifang ^a  

^a DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

crystal; Ag nanocrystals; nucleation; polypropylene nanocomposites; quiescent crystallization

Indexed keywords

AVRAMI EXPONENT; AVRAMI MODELS; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLINITIES; CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR; CRYSTALLIZATION RATES; CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; ISOTACTIC POLY(PROPYLENE) (IPP); MELTING BEHAVIOR; NUCLEATING AGENTS; NUCLEATING EFFECT; NUCLEATING SITES; POLARIZED OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYPROPYLENE NANOCOMPOSITES;

CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; LOADING; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOCRYSTALLINE ALLOYS; NANOCRYSTALS; NUCLEATION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYPROPYLENES; RATE CONSTANTS; THERMOPLASTICS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

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EID: 84867483068     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222348.2012.680374     Document Type: Article

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