Polymer coatings of nanometric thickness are about to enter in everyday life as part of a
wide range of applications such as protective layers, stimuli-responsive membranes or as …

The glass transition temperature (T g) of polymer thin films, one of the most important
parameters to characterize the relaxation behavior of polymer chains in a thin film, has been …

Two challenging scientific disciplines, ie, the physics of glasses [Anderson, Science 267,
1615 (1995); Kennedy and Norman, Science 309, 75 (2005)] and interface chemistry …

The relaxation dynamics of polyisoprene (PI) and nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) chains at
the SiO2 interface were directly probed as a function of distance from the SiO2 surface using …

In a nano‐assembly of soft polymer chains and hard filler nanoparticles (NPs), the
intermolecular interactions at the polymer‐filler interface lead to variations in viscoelastic …

Functional polymers, such as semiconducting polymers and polyelectrolytes, play an
essential role in polymeric devices due to their electronic properties. The performance of the …

Intermolecular interactions between the constituents of a polymer nanocomposite at the
polymer–particle interface strongly affect the segmental mobility of polymer chains …

Dewetting is a common phenomenon observed from polymer thin films under stimuli, such
as annealing, which directly affects the applications of polymer thin films. A key to …

Polymers and polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) are extensively used in daily life. However,
the growing requirement of advanced PNCs laid persistent environmental issues due to …

A better understanding of the aggregation states of polymer chains in thin films is of pivotal
importance for develo** thin film polymer devices in addition to its inherent scientific …