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Titre(s) : Non-equilibrium Phenomena in Confined Soft Matter [Texte électronique] : Irreversible Adsorption, Physical Aging and Glass Transition at the Nanoscale / edited by Simone Napolitano
Édition : 1st ed. 2015
Publication : Cham : Springer International Publishing : Springer e-books : Imprint: Springer, 2015
Description matérielle : 1 online resource
Collection : Soft and Biological Matter
Note(s) : This book presents cutting-edge experimental and computational results and provides
comprehensive coverage on the impact of non-equilibrium structure and dynamics on
the properties of soft matter confined to the nanoscale. The book is organized into
three main sections: · Equilibration and physical aging: by treating non-equilibrium
phenomena with the formal methodology of statistical physics in bulk, the analysis
of the kinetics of equilibration sheds new light on the physical origin of the non-equilibrium
character of thin polymer films. Both the impact of sample preparation and that of
interfacial interactions are analyzed using a large set of experiments. A historical
overview of the investigation of the non-equilibrium character of thin polymer films
is also presented. Furthermore, the discussion focuses on how interfaces and geometrical
confinement perturb the pathways and kinetics of equilibrations of soft glasses (a
process of tremendous technological interest). · Irreversible adsorption: the formation
of stable adsorbed layers occurs at timescales much larger than the time necessary
to equilibrate soft matter in bulk. The question is posed as to whether this process
could be considered as the driving force of equilibration. In this section, the investigation
of the physics of irreversible chain adsorption is accompanied by a detailed analysis
of the molecular dynamics, structure, morphology, and crystallization of adsorbed
layers. · Glass transition and material properties: the discussion covers a broad
range of non-equilibrium phenomena affecting different families of soft materials
- polymers, low molecular weight glass formers, and liquid crystals. In these systems,
geometrical confinement induces the formation of non-equilibrium phases, otherwise
not achievable via processing of bulk samples. The examples illustrated in this section
show how non-equilibrium phenomena can be exploited as innovative processing parameters
to fabricate novel nanomaterials with improved performance. Finally, the differences
between experiments performed under equilibrium conditions and temperature scans from
equilibrium to non-equilibrium states at the nanoscale are discussed
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Napolitano, Simone. Éditeur scientifique
Sujet(s) : Physique
Polymères
Nanotechnologie
Matériaux amorphes
Fluides complexes
Physique statistique
Dynamique
Indice(s) Dewey :
530.41 (23e éd.) = Physique de l'état solide
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9783319219486
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44680375f
Notice n° :
FRBNF44680375
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