Adsorption and Ordering of the Globular Chain

With progress of adsorption, the molecular order in the adsorbed layer gradually grows. The chain entanglements, however, hinder the development of order, and cause the persistent amorphous overlayers. At low temperatures, the molecule does not completely spread over the surface leaving a large 

We also found that the average stem length after a sufficiently long time, which corresponds to the thickness of the adsorbed lamella, shows a pronounced dependence on crystallization temperature (Fig. 15). Though the detailed molecular processes involved are quite different from those in our previous 2D simulation, the tendency for thicker lamella at higher Tc is here again reproduced. 

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