Homogeneous crystal nucleation in polymers

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 29, Issue 45, 2017, Pages

  Schick, C ^a,b   Androsch, R ^c   Schmelzer, J W P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b KAZAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

classical nucleation theory (CNT); crystallization; fast scanning calorimetry (FSC); growth; nucleation; polymers

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETERS; CALORIMETRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALS; GLASS; GLASS TRANSITION; GROWTH (MATERIALS); POLYMER MELTS; POLYMERS; SUPERCOOLING; TEMPERATURE;

CLASSICAL NUCLEATION THEORY; FAST-SCANNING CALORIMETRIES; HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATION; HOMOGENEOUS NUCLEATION; POLYMER CRYSTALLIZATION; SEMI-CRYSTALLINE POLYMER; STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES; THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENT;

NUCLEATION;

EID: 85026764054     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1361-648X/aa7fe0     Document Type: Review

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