Soles, C.
, Douglas, J.
, Wu, W.
and Dimeo, R.
(2002),
Incoherent Neutron Scattering and the Dynamics of Confined Polycarbonate Films, Physical Review Letters, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=851866
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Incoherent Neutron Scattering and the Dynamics of Confined Polycarbonate Films
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Incoherent elastic neutron scattering measurements are performed on thin (1015 to 75 ) polycarbonate films supported on Si wafers. The mean-square atomic displacement is determined by fitting the intensity data to the Debye-Waller factor and we find that is diminished with decreasing film thickness. Two characteristic cross-over temperatures are found in the data, one above and the other below the bulk Tg}, when the film thickness is comparable to the unperturbed dimensions of the macromolecule. Furthermore, the harmonic force constant, defined by the low temperature dependence of , increases for the increasingly thin films. These observations suggest that the atoms are strongly caged in the thin film geometry, thereby hindering the low frequency collective motions.Citation
Physical Review Letters
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88 No. 3
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confinement, dynamics, glass transition, mean-square displacement, neutron, polycarbonate, thin films
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