Glass transition of polymers in bulk, confined geometries, and near interfaces

S Napolitano, E Glynos, NB Tito - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
When cooled or pressurized, polymer melts exhibit a tremendous reduction in molecular
mobility. If the process is performed at a constant rate, the structural relaxation time of the …

Polymer spherulites: A critical review

B Crist, JM Schultz - Progress in Polymer Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Polymeric and non-polymeric materials often crystallize as spherulites when crystallized
from viscous melts or solutions at large undercooling. The essential component of a …

Aggregation‐induced multilength scaled morphology enabling 11.76% efficiency in all‐polymer solar cells using printing fabrication

L Zhu, W Zhong, C Qiu, B Lyu, Z Zhou… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
All‐polymer solar cells (all‐PSCs) exhibit excellent stability and readily tunable ink viscosity,
and are therefore especially suitable for printing preparation of large‐scale devices. At …

A review on polymer crystallization theories

MC Zhang, BH Guo, J Xu - Crystals, 2016 - mdpi.com
It is the aim of this article to review the major theories of polymer crystallization since up to
now we still have not completely comprehended the underlying mechanism in a unified …

Computer simulations of supercooled polymer melts in the bulk and in confined geometry

J Baschnagel, F Varnik - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
We survey results of computer simulations for the structure and dynamics of supercooled
polymer melts and films. Our survey is mainly concerned with features of a coarse grained …

Control of aggregate formation in poly (3‐hexylthiophene) by solvent, molecular weight, and synthetic method

C Scharsich, RH Lohwasser, M Sommer… - Journal of Polymer …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Aggregate formation in poly (3‐hexylthiophene) depends on molecular weight, solvent, and
synthetic method. The interplay of these parameters thus largely controls device …

Nucleation and crystallization in diblock and triblock copolymers

AJ Müller, V Balsamo, ML Arnal - Block copolymers II, 2005 - Springer
Crystallization of block copolymer microdomains can have a tremendous influence on the
morphology, properties and applications of these materials. In this review, particular …

Melting and reorganization of poly (ethylene terephthalate) on fast heating (1000 K/s)

AA Minakov, DA Mordvintsev, C Schick - Polymer, 2004 - Elsevier
For poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) and other polymers the origin of the multiple melting
peaks observed in differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) curves is still controversially …

Polymer crystallization of ultrathin films on solid substrates

YX Liu, EQ Chen - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2010 - Elsevier
Recently, polymer crystallization in ultrathin films (thickness less than 100nm) on solid
substrates has attracted increased attention. As it can be considered to be a quasi-two …

Frozen topology: Entanglements control nucleation and crystallization in polymers

C Luo, JU Sommer - Physical review letters, 2014 - APS
Polymer chains form lamellar structures during crystallization which display a memory of
thermal history. Using molecular dynamics simulations and primitive path analysis, we show …