Reassessing chain tilt in the lamellar crystals of polyethylene

Abstract Semicrystalline polymers are extensively used in various forms, including fibres, films, and bottles. They exhibit remarkable properties, e.g., mechanical and thermal, that are governed by hierarchical structures comprising 10–20-nm-thick lamellar crystals. In 1957, Keller deduced that long...

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Main Authors: Shusuke Kanomi, Hironori Marubayashi, Tomohiro Miyata, Hiroshi Jinnai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41138-4