X‐ray Photon Correlation Spectroscopy Studies of Surfaces and Thin Films
The technique of X‐ray Photon Correlation Spectroscopy (XPCS) is reviewed as a method
for studying the relatively slow dynamics of materials on time scales ranging from …
for studying the relatively slow dynamics of materials on time scales ranging from …
Synchrotron X-ray techniques for the investigation of structures and dynamics in interfacial systems
L Cristofolini - Current opinion in colloid & interface science, 2014 - Elsevier
This review focuses on recent results obtained by synchrotron X-ray techniques applied to
the characterization of interfacial systems, with main emphasis on flat interfaces and on …
the characterization of interfacial systems, with main emphasis on flat interfaces and on …
Formation mechanism of high-density, flattened polymer nanolayers adsorbed on planar solids
Thermal annealing is one of the most indispensable polymer fabrication processes and
plays essential roles in controlling morphologies and properties of polymeric materials. We …
plays essential roles in controlling morphologies and properties of polymeric materials. We …
Kinetics of irreversible chain adsorption
C Housmans, M Sferrazza, S Napolitano - Macromolecules, 2014 - ACS Publications
Recent experimental evidence showed a strong correlation between the behavior of
polymers under confinement and the presence of a layer irreversibly adsorbed onto the …
polymers under confinement and the presence of a layer irreversibly adsorbed onto the …
Double glass transition temperatures of poly (methyl methacrylate) confined in alumina nanotube templates
L Li, D Zhou, D Huang, G Xue - Macromolecules, 2014 - ACS Publications
Recently, confinement of polymers with different geometries has become a research hotspot.
Here, we report the dramatic deviation of glass transition behaviors of poly (methyl …
Here, we report the dramatic deviation of glass transition behaviors of poly (methyl …
Melt crystallization/dewetting of ultrathin PEO films via carbon dioxide annealing: the effects of polymer adsorbed layers
The effects of CO2 annealing on the melting and subsequent melt crystallization processes
of spin-cast poly (ethylene oxide)(PEO) ultrathin films (20–100 nm in thickness) prepared on …
of spin-cast poly (ethylene oxide)(PEO) ultrathin films (20–100 nm in thickness) prepared on …
Modeling of molecular gas adsorption isotherms on porous materials with hybrid PC-SAFT–DFT
G Shen, X Lu, X Ji - Fluid Phase Equilibria, 2014 - Elsevier
The developed hybrid PC-SAFT–DFT model, a coupling of density functional theory (DFT)
with perturbed-chain statistical associating fluid theory (PC-SAFT), was used to study the …
with perturbed-chain statistical associating fluid theory (PC-SAFT), was used to study the …
Interphase of a Polymer at a Solid Interface
Atomistic molecular dynamics simulations of a chemically realistic model of atactic short-
chain polystyrene between gold surfaces (111) and positron annihilation lifetime …
chain polystyrene between gold surfaces (111) and positron annihilation lifetime …
Dispersion of polymer grafted nanoparticles in polymer nanocomposite films: Insights from surface x-ray scattering and microscopy
Dispersion of nanoparticles in polymer nanocomposite films determines the application
potential of these systems as novel materials with unique physical properties. Grafting …
potential of these systems as novel materials with unique physical properties. Grafting …
Anomalous decoupling of translational and rotational motion under 1D confinement, evidences from crystallization and diffusion experiments
S Napolitano, M Wübbenhorst - Dynamics in geometrical confinement, 2014 - Springer
The molecular diffusion is intrinsically bound to the viscosity of the environment via the
Stokes–Einstein (SE) relation, fixing an equality between the energetic barrier for …
Stokes–Einstein (SE) relation, fixing an equality between the energetic barrier for …