Browsing Science (Faculty of) by Subject "glass transition"
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An Off-Lattice Model of the Sanchez-Lacombe Equation of State for Polymers with Finite Flexibility
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-19)An extension to the off-lattice Sanchez Lacombe equation of state is proposed by including internal degrees of freedom to account for the finite flexibility of polymer molecules. The extension allows polymer molecules to ... -
On near-free-surface dynamics of thin polymer films
(University of Waterloo, 2009-04-24)Studies show that dynamical properties of ultra-thin polymer films deviate from those of bulk materials. Despite some controversial issues, there is growing evidence indicating that the interfacial properties play a key ... -
Surface Dynamics, Glass Transition, and Crystallization of Atactic Polystyrene
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-29)How polymers behave near the glass transition is one of the deepest questions in condensed matter physics. In the past two decades, the surface dynamics, glass transition, and crystallization of polymer thin films have ...