Quasi-continuous melting of model polymer monolayers prompts reinterpretation of polymer melting
Melting is considered a strictly first-order transition and therefore cannot proceed continuously. Here the authors challenge this concept for long-chain compounds by demonstrating continuous melting of thin layers on graphite where the barrier for such melting, the interface crowding, is removed.
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Nature Portfolio
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/ce7c540607ec4ad19484511f9ef648f3 |
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| Sumario: | Melting is considered a strictly first-order transition and therefore cannot proceed continuously. Here the authors challenge this concept for long-chain compounds by demonstrating continuous melting of thin layers on graphite where the barrier for such melting, the interface crowding, is removed. |
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