High-pressure Raman studies of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene /

This paper reports the Raman spectra of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) at room temperature and under high pressure employing a Mao-Bell type of miniature diamond-sapphire anvil cell. Davydov splitting near 1065cm -1 and resonance interactions in the bending (1440-1470cm -1) and C-...