Polymer nanocomposite dielectrics possess exceptional electric properties that are absent
in the pristine dielectric polymers. The matrix/particle interface in polymer nanocomposite …

The adsorbed polymer layer on the inorganic solid surface is crucial in improving the
physical properties of composite nanomaterials; therefore, the properties could be tuned by …

Carbon dots (CDs) have attracted increasing interest in recent years owing to their desirable
properties. Despite the availability of diverse elaborate CDs, the function and application of …

This study deals with effects on structure, molecular mobility, and interfacial polymer–
nanoparticles (NPs), arising from modification of silica NPs by grafting of small …

The glass transition of supported polystyrene (PS) and poly (2-vinylpyridine)(P2VP) thin
films in the vicinity of the substrate interface was studied by using a nanoplasmonic sensing …

Polymer chains at a buried interface with an inorganic solid play a critical role in the
performance of polymer nanocomposites and adhesives. Sum frequency generation (SFG) …

The local conformation of polystyrene (PS) and deuterated PS at the interface with quartz
substrates, which were covered with phenyl groups using phenyltrimethoxysilane (PTS) …

Polymer-solid interfaces are crucial in determining the properties and performance of a
diverse array of materials, ranging from polymer-based thin film devices to polymer …

Polymer chemistry offers exciting opportunities to tailor the properties of soft materials
through control of the composition of the polymers and their interaction with each other …

Beyond the peculiar glass transition temperature (Tg) studied extensively for over two
decades, we have investigated in this work the variation of the mass density of polymer thin …