Theory of activated glassy relaxation, mobility gradients, surface diffusion, and vitrification in free standing thin films

Mirigian, Stephen; Schweizer, Kenneth S.

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Title: Theory of activated glassy relaxation, mobility gradients, surface diffusion, and vitrification in free standing thin films

Journal Article · Mon Dec 28 00:00:00 EST 2015 · Journal of Chemical Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4937953· OSTI ID:1234109

Mirigian, Stephen ^[1]; Schweizer, Kenneth S. ^[1]

Departments of Materials Science and Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA

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