Crystallization in thin films of polymer glasses: The role of free surfaces, solid interfaces and their competition
Y Yang, H Tian, S Napolitano, B Zuo - Progress in Polymer Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Polymer coatings of nanometric thickness are about to enter in everyday life as part of a
wide range of applications such as protective layers, stimuli-responsive membranes or as …
wide range of applications such as protective layers, stimuli-responsive membranes or as …
Relaxation behavior of polymer thin films: Effects of free surface, buried interface, and geometrical confinement
The glass transition temperature (T g) of polymer thin films, one of the most important
parameters to characterize the relaxation behavior of polymer chains in a thin film, has been …
parameters to characterize the relaxation behavior of polymer chains in a thin film, has been …
Interface and chain confinement effects on the glass transition temperature of thin polymer films
We have used Brillouin light scattering and ellipsometry to measure the glass transition
temperature T g of thin polystyrene (PS) films as a function of the film thickness h for two …
temperature T g of thin polystyrene (PS) films as a function of the film thickness h for two …
Advances in atomic force microscopy for probing polymer structure and properties
D Wang, TP Russell - Macromolecules, 2018 - ACS Publications
Over the past 30 years, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has played an important role in
elucidating the structure and properties of polymer surfaces. AFM-based techniques have …
elucidating the structure and properties of polymer surfaces. AFM-based techniques have …
Intramolecular dynamic coupling slows surface relaxation of polymer glasses
H Tian, J Luo, Q Tang, H Zha, RD Priestley… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Over the past three decades, studies have indicated a mobile surface layer with steep
gradients on glass surfaces. Among various glasses, polymers are unique because …
gradients on glass surfaces. Among various glasses, polymers are unique because …
Impacts of polystyrene molecular weight and modification to the repeat unit structure on the glass transition− nanoconfinement effect and the cooperativity length scale
CJ Ellison, MK Mundra, JM Torkelson - Macromolecules, 2005 - ACS Publications
The effect of nanoconfinement on the glass transition temperature (T g) of supported
polystyrene (PS) films is investigated over a broad molecular weight (MW) range of 5000− 3 …
polystyrene (PS) films is investigated over a broad molecular weight (MW) range of 5000− 3 …
Reactive aramid nanostructures as high‐performance polymeric building blocks for advanced composites
Traditionally, the field of advanced nanocomposites has relied on a fairly limited set of
building blocks; many with low reactivity and of limited variability. These limitations have …
building blocks; many with low reactivity and of limited variability. These limitations have …
Studying polymer surfaces and interfaces with sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy
Usually a surface or an interface is well-defined with little diffusion from one side of the
surface or interface to the other, with the length scale being on the order of one to several …
surface or interface to the other, with the length scale being on the order of one to several …
Glass transition of stereoregular poly (methyl methacrylate) at interfaces
The glass transition temperature (T g) of layers of stereoregular poly (methyl
methacrylate)(PMMA) spin-cast on silicon and aluminum surfaces has been investigated by …
methacrylate)(PMMA) spin-cast on silicon and aluminum surfaces has been investigated by …
Surface dynamics of glasses
H Tian, Q Xu, H Zhang, RD Priestley, B Zuo - Applied Physics Reviews, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Two challenging scientific disciplines, ie, the physics of glasses [Anderson, Science 267,
1615 (1995); Kennedy and Norman, Science 309, 75 (2005)] and interface chemistry …
1615 (1995); Kennedy and Norman, Science 309, 75 (2005)] and interface chemistry …