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Advances in the generalized entropy theory of glass-formation in polymer melts
Published
Author(s)
Jack F. Douglas, J Dudowicz, Karl Freed
Abstract
The generalized entropy theory (GET) of polymeric glass-forming liquids is reformulated in a simpler and more natural formalism than our previous version of this theory. This new theory is then applied to survey essential trends in the dependence of the segmental relaxation time, fragility, characteristic temperatures of glass-formation, etc., on monomer molecular structure, chain rigidity, and cohesive interaction strength, aspects of the dynamics and thermodynamics of glass-forming liquids that are not emphasized in our previous work. Special attention is placed on the parameters of the Vogel-Fulcher-Tammann (VFT) relation describing relaxation in diverse glass-forming liquids in the low temperature range of glass formation,Tg > T > Tc (or Tg
Citation
Journal of Chemical Physics
Pub Type
Journals
Keywords
generalized entropy theory of glass formation, polymers, fragility, molecular structure, segmental relaxation time, Adam-Gibbs theory
Douglas, J.
, Dudowicz, J.
and Freed, K.
(2014),
Advances in the generalized entropy theory of glass-formation in polymer melts, Journal of Chemical Physics
(Accessed October 31, 2024)