Relation between glass transition temperatures in polymer nanocomposites and polymer thin films.
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Motivated by recent experiments, we examine within a percolation model whether there is a quantitative equivalence in the glass transition temperatures of polymer thin films and polymer nanocomposites. Our results indicate that, while the qualitative behaviors of these systems are similar, a quantitative equivalence cannot be established in general. However, we propose a phenomenological scaling collapse of our results which suggests a simple framework by which the results of the thin films may be used to quantitatively predict the properties of polymer nanocomposites.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 101 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008