A novel temperature-step method to determine the glass transition temperature of ultrathin polymer films by liquid dewetting

Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics

Volumn 51, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 1343-1349

  Wang, Jinhua ^a   McKenna, Gregory B ^a  

^a Texas Tech University   (United States)

Author keywords

glass transition temperature; glycerol; ionic liquid; liquid dewetting behavior; polystyrene; thin films; viscoelastic properties

Indexed keywords

DE-WETTING; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; NUMBER OF SAMPLES; POLYMER THIN FILMS; POLYSTYRENE FILMS; SILICON SUBSTRATES; ULTRA-THIN POLYMER FILMS; VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES;

FILM THICKNESS; GLASS; GLASS TRANSITION; GLYCEROL; IONIC LIQUIDS; POLYMERS; POLYSTYRENES; SCREENING; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS; THIN FILMS; ULTRATHIN FILMS;

POLYMER FILMS;

EID: 84886099812     PISSN: 08876266     EISSN: 10990488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/polb.23344     Document Type: Article

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