Effect of crosslink formation on heat conduction in amorphous polymers

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Kikugawa, Gota ^a   Desai, Tapan G ^b   Keblinski, Pawel ^c   Ohara, Taku ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc   (United States)

^c RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS POLYETHYLENES; AMORPHOUS POLYMERS; CROSS-LINK DENSITIES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; NON EQUILIBRIUM; NONBONDED INTERACTION; POLYMER CHAINS; POLYMER SYSTEMS;

CARBON; ENERGY TRANSFER; HEAT CONDUCTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYMERS;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84880812036     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4813505     Document Type: Article

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