An unexpected N-dependence in the viscosity reduction in all-polymer nanocomposite

Addition of small nanoparticles into polymer melt can lead to decrease in viscosity but the underlying mechanism for such viscosity reduction remains unclear. Here, the authors investigate the reduction in viscosity by large-scale molecular dynamics simulation and experimental rheology measurements...

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Main Authors: Tao Chen, Huan-Yu Zhao, Rui Shi, Wen-Feng Lin, Xiang-Meng Jia, Hu-Jun Qian, Zhong-Yuan Lu, Xing-Xing Zhang, Yan-Kai Li, Zhao-Yan Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13410-z