Viscoelastic Characterization of Poly(3-hexylthiophene): Determination of Young’s Modulus

Mefferd, Branston E.; Nambiar, Visakhan V.; Lu, Hongbing; Stefan, Mihaela C.

doi:10.1021/acsapm.3c00939

Viscoelastic Characterization of Poly(3-hexylthiophene): Determination of Young’s Modulus

Journal Article · 11 July 2023 · ACS Applied Polymer Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.3c00939· OSTI ID:2422425

Mefferd, Branston E. ^[1]; Nambiar, Visakhan V. ^[2]; ^[2]; ^[3]

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 W Campbell Rd, Richardson, Texas 75080, United States; OSTI
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 W Campbell Rd, Richardson, Texas 75080, United States
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 W Campbell Rd, Richardson, Texas 75080, United States

Not provided.

Research Organization:: Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States); Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

DOE Contract Number:: NA0003962; NA0003525

OSTI ID:: 2422425

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Polymer Materials, Journal Name: ACS Applied Polymer Materials Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 5; ISSN 2637-6105

Publisher:: ACS Publications

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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