Polymer nanocomposite dielectrics: understanding the matrix/particle interface

S Wang, Z Luo, J Liang, J Hu, N Jiang, J He, Q Li - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Polymer nanocomposite dielectrics possess exceptional electric properties that are absent
in the pristine dielectric polymers. The matrix/particle interface in polymer nanocomposite …

Effects of confinement on material behaviour at the nanometre size scale

M Alcoutlabi, GB McKenna - Journal of Physics: Condensed …, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
In this article, the effects of size and confinement at the nanometre size scale on both the
melting temperature, T m, and the glass transition temperature, T g, are reviewed. Although …

Dynamics near free surfaces and the glass transition in thin polymer films: a view to the future

MD Ediger, JA Forrest - Macromolecules, 2014 - ACS Publications
The past 20 years have seen a substantial effort to understand dynamics and the glass
transition in thin polymer films. In this Perspective, we consider developments in this field …

Molecular orientation in electrospun fibers: from mats to single fibers

M Richard-Lacroix, C Pellerin - Macromolecules, 2013 - ACS Publications
Electrospinning is the most versatile and popular technique for preparing nanofibers from a
very broad range of polymer systems. In spite of more than 20 years of studies, our …

A direct quantitative measure of surface mobility in a glassy polymer

Y Chai, T Salez, JD McGraw, M Benzaquen… - Science, 2014 - science.org
Thin polymer films have striking dynamical properties that differ from their bulk counterparts.
With the simple geometry of a stepped polymer film on a substrate, we probe mobility above …