Fast scanning chip calorimetry in its non-adiabatic version allows for heating and cooling at
rates up to 10 6 K s− 1, covering all polymer processing relevant rates. Furthermore it allows …

Understanding the crystallization behavior of polymers is a hot topic of study in polymer
processing because polymer components and their processing conditions control the …

A critical analysis of possible (including some newly proposed) definitions of the vitreous
state and the glass transition is performed and an overview of kinetic criteria of vitrification is …

Depending on the degree of undercooling, polymers crystallize from heterogeneous or
homogeneous nuclei. The volume density of homogeneous nuclei at deep undercooling is …

When we cool down a liquid below the melting temperature, it can either crystallize or
become supercooled, and then form a disordered solid called glass. Understanding what …

Glass containing chromium is a promising material for use in various modern fields of
application (laser technology, optoelectronic devices, and luminescent resources) …

The relevance of the concepts of fragility and of the glass transition temperature for the
understanding of crystal nucleation and growth in glass‐forming liquids is explored. It is …

General relations for the dependence of the thermodynamic driving force of crystallization
and the specific interfacial energy melt-crystal of critical crystal clusters on temperature and …

In classical nucleation theory, the thermodynamic driving force of crystallization is computed
by comparing the bulk properties of the liquid and crystal phases for the respective …

An analysis of some current topics of discussion in the theoretical modeling of the glass
transition and of glass properties is given. In the first part, a general model-independent …