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Direct Visualization of Random Crystallization and Melting in Arrays of Nanometer-Size Polymer Crystals

Reiter, Günter, Castelein, Gilles, Sommer, Jens-Uwe, Röttele, Andreas, Thurn-Albrecht, Thomas·2001·Physical Review Letters

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Using tapping mode atomic force microscopy, we visualized in direct space and time resolved the changes in viscoelastic properties during crystallization and melting of polyethyleneoxide in 12 nm spheres of a block copolymer mesophase. All spheres crystallized individually and independently, randomly distributed sphere by sphere. Melting of the confined crystals also proceeded in a stochastic manner. Not all spheres melted at the same temperature, indicating different degrees of order of the individual nanometer-size polymer crystals. The independence of the spheres opens the possibility to manipulate material properties of surfaces at the nanometer scale.

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Authors
Reiter, G., Castelein, G., Sommer, J.-U., Röttele, A., & Thurn-Albrecht, T.
Venue
Physical Review Letters
Published
2001-11-07
Volume
87
Issue
22
Pages
226101-226101
ISSN
  • 0031-9007 (ISSN-L)
  • 1079-7114
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W2076351537
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198
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11.16
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journal article
Language
en
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Reiter, G., Castelein, G., Sommer, J.-U., Röttele, A., & Thurn-Albrecht, T. (2001). Direct Visualization of Random Crystallization and Melting in Arrays of Nanometer-Size Polymer Crystals. Physical Review Letters. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.87.226101

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