Positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS) is a valuable technique to investigate
defects in solids, such as vacancy clusters and grain boundaries in metals and alloys, as …

Abstract Poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) plastic is an omnipresent synthetic polymer in
our lives, which causes negative impacts on the ecosystem. It is crucial to take mandatory …

The work explains the mechanism of the improvement of oxygen barrier performance of cold-
crystalized polylactide (PLA) modified with low molecular weight compounds (triethyl citrate …

Carbon dioxide (CO 2) is the dominant greenhouse gas (GHG) and thus CO 2 capture from
flue gas of power plants, the main anthropogenic source of emission, is a key approach to …

Using the newly developed positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS) facility with a
high count rate up to 3000 cps, in situ PALS experiments were performed for the first time on …

The structure-property relationship of the interlamellar amorphous phase in semicrystalline
polymers has been a fundamental yet controversial topic in polymer physics for several …

Polyethylene nanocomposites with most of the known carbon nanoparticles (carbon black,
nanodiamonds, carbon nanotubes, fullerene, graphene, and reduced graphene oxide) were …

In this work, positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS) was used for the first time to
study the plastic deformation of polypropylene. An appropriate methodological approach …

Tensile deformation behavior of semicrystalline high-density polyethylene (HDPE) was
investigated and compared with compression to identify the main mechanisms and …

High-density polyethylene/paraffin wax (HDPE/wax) systems with adjustable density of the
amorphous regions were prepared by a melt-blending process to optimize/control the final …