Improved order parameter (alignment) determination in cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) films by a simple optical birefringence method

Cellulose

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 1957-1970

  Chowdhury, Reaz A ^a   Peng, Shane X ^a   Youngblood, Jeffrey ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birefringence; Order parameter; Ordered short range amorphous region; Transmittance light intensity

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; CELLULOSE FILMS; NANOCRYSTALS; SHEAR FLOW; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AMORPHOUS REGIONS; CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTAL (CNC); CRYSTALLINE ARRANGEMENT; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; LIGHT INTENSITY; ORDER PARAMETER; TRANSMITTED LIGHT INTENSITY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL X-RAY DIFFRACTIONS;

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION;

CELLULOSE; TRANSMITTANCE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 85015654248     PISSN: 09690239     EISSN: 1572882X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-017-1250-9     Document Type: Article

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