Free Space Makes the Polymer 'Dead Layer' Alive

Authors :: Zhichao Jiang
Bin Cheng
Jingfa Yang
Jiang Zhao
Source :: The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 126:10750-10757
Publication Year :: 2022
Publisher :: American Chemical Society (ACS), 2022.
Abstract: The effect of free space on molecular motion inside the polymer "dead layer" or adsorbed nanolayers on solid surfaces is investigated. Free space is introduced into the nanolayer by choosing a polymer with a relatively big side group, poly