Author(s): Shiwang Cheng, Adam P. Holt, Huiqun Wang, Fei Fan, Vera Bocharova, Halie Martin, Thusitha Etampawala, B. Tyler White, Tomonori Saito, Nam-Goo Kang, Mark D. Dadmun, Jimmy W. Mays, and Alexei P. Sokolov
The thickness of the interfacial layer between a nanoparticle and surrounding polymer matrix is experimentally shown to decrease in thickness as the chain length of the polymer increases, contrasting theoretical predictions.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 038302] Published Fri Jan 22, 2016