Effect of interfaces on the melting of PEO confined in triblock PS-b-PEO-b-PS copolymers

Langmuir

Volumn 29, Issue 34, 2013, Pages 10874-10880

  Beaudoin, E ^a   Phan, T N T ^a   Robinet, M ^a   Denoyel, R ^b   Davidson, P ^c   Bertin, D ^a   Bouchet, R ^b,d  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIV   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^d UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY FEATURES; DEGREE OF CRYSTALLINITY; GIBBS-THOMSON EQUATIONS; LIQUID/VAPOR INTERFACES; MELTING TEMPERATURE DEPRESSIONS; POLY (ETHYLENE OXIDE) (PEO); SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTES; THERMODYNAMIC BEHAVIORS;

ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; MELTING POINT; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; POROUS MATERIALS; SURFACE TENSION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84883239851     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la401889h     Document Type: Article

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