Diffusion and Relaxation Dynamics of Supercooled Polymer Melts
- Corresponding author: Zhao-Yan Sun, zysun@ciac.ac.cn
Citation:
Deng Pan, Zhao-Yan Sun. Diffusion and Relaxation Dynamics of Supercooled Polymer Melts[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science,
;2018, 36(10): 1187-1194.
doi:
10.1007/s10118-018-2132-9
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