Size-dependent mechanical behavior of free-standing glassy polymer thin films

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 760, Issue , 2014, Pages 36-45

  Xia, Wenjie ^a   Keten, Sinan ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

elastic properties; film; polymer

Indexed keywords

FILM THICKNESS; FILMS; GLASS; GLASS TRANSITION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERS;

ELASTIC PROPERTIES; FREE SURFACE EFFECT; FREE-STANDING POLYMER THIN FILMS; FREESTANDING FILMS; INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; LOCAL STRESS DISTRIBUTION; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 84921356796     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2014.289     Document Type: Article

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