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SUBMITTER: Godey F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6610137 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Godey François F Fleury Alexandre A Soldera Armand A
Scientific reports 20190703 1
The glass transition of an amorphous material is a fundamental property characterized by an abrupt change in viscosity. Its very knowledge was a conundrum as no satisfying theory existed at the molecular level. We herein relate this complex phenomenon to events occurring at the molecular scale. By studying conformational transitions in the carbon-chain polymer of polyethylene, we clearly establish a relation between local dynamics and the classical dihedral potential energy diagram of a carbon-c ...[more]