The glass transition of polymers with different side-chain stiffness confined in free-standing thin films

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 142, Issue 7, 2015, Pages

  Xie, Shi Jie ^a   Qian, Hu Jun ^a   Lu, Zhong Yuan ^a  

^a Jilin University   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYMERIC GLASS; STIFFNESS;

ACTIVATION BARRIERS; COARSE-GRAINED MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; COOPERATIVELY REARRANGING REGIONS; FLEXIBLE SIDE GROUPS; FREE-STANDING THIN FILMS; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE TG; PRIMARY FACTORS; STRING ANALYSIS;

GLASS TRANSITION;

EID: 84923490250     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: 10897690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4908047     Document Type: Article

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