Molecular dynamics simulation of homogeneous crystal nucleation in polyethylene

Macromolecules

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 4723-4733

  Yi, Peng ^a   Locker, C Rebecca ^c   Rutledge, Gregory C ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL NUCLEUS SIZE; HOMOGENEOUS NUCLEATION; INTERFACIAL FREE ENERGY; MEAN FIRST-PASSAGE TIME; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; POLYMER CRYSTALLIZATION; SURVIVAL PROBABILITIES; UNITED ATOM FORCE FIELD;

FREE ENERGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMER MELTS; SUPERCOOLING;

NUCLEATION;

EID: 84879003457     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: 15205835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma4004659     Document Type: Article

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