Mobility on Different Length Scales in Thin Polymer Films

@inproceedings{RothMobilityOD,
  title={Mobility on Different Length Scales in Thin Polymer Films},
  author={Connie B. Roth and John Robert Dutcher}
}
2 Experimental studies 7 2.1 Glass transition in thin polymer films . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2.1.1 Supported films . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2.1.2 Freely-standing films . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2.2 Whole chain motion in thin polymer films . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 2.2.1 Diffusion in thin polymer films… 
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