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J. Phys. IV France
Volume 10, Numéro PR7, May 2000
International Workshop on Dynamics in Confinement
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| Page(s) | Pr7-221 - Pr7-226 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:2000744 | |
International Workshop on Dynamics in Confinement
J. Phys. IV France 10 (2000) Pr7-221-Pr7-226
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:2000744
1 Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7RH, U.K.
2 Collège de France, 11 place M. Berthelot, 75231 Paris cedex 05, France
3 Department of Physics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
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J. Phys. IV France 10 (2000) Pr7-221-Pr7-226
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:2000744
Glass transition reductions in thin freely-standing polymer films : A scaling analysis of chain confinement effects
K. Dalnoki-Veress1, J.A. Forrest1, P.G. de Gennes2 and J.R. Dutcher31 Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7RH, U.K.
2 Collège de France, 11 place M. Berthelot, 75231 Paris cedex 05, France
3 Department of Physics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
Abstract
In this paper we present a new analysis of data on the reduced glass transitions observed in thin
freely-standing films. The empirical analysis presented is highly suggestive of the existence of a mechanism
of mobility in thin freely-standing films that is inhibited in the bulk and distinct from the usual cooperative
motion near the glass transition temperature Tg. A tentative mechanism for Tg reductions in thin freely-standing
films is discussed.
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