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Solid State Properties of Polymers

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Explores glass and melting transitions in polymers, including characterization methods and specific polymer properties.

Explores polymer structure in the solid state, crystallinity, mechanical properties, and degradation behavior.

Introduces the solid state of polymers, including the structure, amorphous state, glass transition, and characterization methods.

The Crystalline Phase: Polymers and Crystallization

Delves into the crystalline phase of polymers, emphasizing crystallization processes and structural influences on melting temperatures.

Solid state properties of polymers

Explores the solid state properties of polymers, including crystalline and amorphous states, polymer mixtures, and mechanical behavior.

Physical Chemistry of Polymeric Materials: Introduction

Covers the physical principles of synthetic macromolecules, focusing on polymer structure and characteristics.

Glassy State and Polymer Transition Temperatures

Explores the glassy state in polymers, the glass transition temperature, and factors impacting Tg, providing insights into polymer interactions and Tg determination.

Metallic glasses: Formation and Properties

Covers the formation, properties, and behavior of metallic glasses, including the importance of rapid cooling and the mechanical properties of these unique materials.

Polymer Solid State and Properties: Structure and Behavior

Explores the structure and behavior of polymers in the solid state, covering crystallinity, glass transition, and viscoelasticity.

Polymer Phase Behavior

Explores the physical chemistry of polymeric materials, emphasizing concentrated solutions and phase separation behavior.

Rietveld quantitative phase analysis

Explores Rietveld quantitative phase analysis, covering phase fractions, standard calibration, and parameter refinement guidelines.

Organic Materials: Charge Delocalization & Disorder

Explores charge delocalization in organic materials and the impact of disorder on charge carriers.

Glass Transition: Theory and Applications

Explores the glass transition of polymeric materials, covering its definition, theory, and practical implications.

Polymer Chain Architecture and Properties

Explores polymer chain architecture, properties, states, types, branching, length, configuration, isomerism, tacticity, polymerization, nomenclature, copolymers, molecular weight distribution, and thermal transitions.

Polymer Structure: Crystallinity Influence

Discusses how polymer structure affects crystallinity and the propensity of polymers to crystallize, distinguishing between amorphous and semi-crystalline polymers.

Amorphous Materials

Covers amorphous materials, focusing on glass, common types, atomic structure, and the effect of hydrogen.

Free-energy of solids: origins and consequences of the 1983 CECAM workshop

Explores the historical significance of the 1983 CECAM workshop on the free-energy of solids and its impact on developing free-energy methods for hard-core models.

Polymer Chemistry: Basics and Applications

Covers the basics of polymer chemistry, including polymerization mechanisms, molecular weight control, and crystallization behavior.

Phase Transitions: Understanding Thermodynamic Stability

Explores phase transitions in thermodynamics, focusing on stability criteria and real-world applications.

Crystallization and Rubber Elasticity

Explores crystallization kinetics, rubber elasticity, and network formation through crosslinking and entropy-driven processes.