Twinning of Polymer Crystals Suppressed by Entropy
We propose an entropic argument as partial explanation of the observed scarcity of twinned structures in crystalline samples of synthetic organic polymeric materials. Polymeric molecules possess a much larger number of conformational degrees of freedom than low molecular weight substances. The prefe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2014-09-01
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| Series: | Symmetry |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/6/3/758 |