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Spherulite Formation

Spherulite Formation is a polymer crystallization process in which radially symmetric lamellar crystals grow from a central nucleus, forming spherical superstructural units characterized by birefringence and distinct textural patterns observable under polarized optical microscopy.

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Spherulitic Crystallization

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Spherulitic Crystallization in Polypropylene

F. J. Padden, H. D. Keith · Journal of Applied Physics · 1959 · 680 citations

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Direct synthesis and chemical vapor deposition of 2D carbide and nitride MXenes

Di Wang, Chenkun Zhou, Alexander S. Filatov et al. · Science · 2023 · 677 citations

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Crystallization of bulk polymers with chain folding: theory of growth of lamellar spherulites

John Hoffman, John I. Lauritzen · Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards Section A Physics and Chemistry · 1961 · 672 citations · Full text

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Growth and form of spherulites

László Gránásy, Tamás Pusztai, György Tegze et al. · Physical Review E · 2005 · 531 citations · Full text

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On the growth rate of spherulites and axialites from the melt in polyethylene fractions: Regime I and regime II crystallization

John Hoffman, Lois J. Frolen, Gaylon S. Ross et al. · Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards Section A Physics and Chemistry · 1975 · 481 citations

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    Eamor M. Woo

    National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

    32 publications · 777 citations

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    D. C. Bassett

    University of Reading, United Kingdom

    17 publications · 1.1K citations

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  3. GL
    Graecia Lugito

    National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

    15 publications · 397 citations

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  4. RS
    Richard S. Stein

    University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States

    13 publications · 560 citations

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    Ewa Piórkowska

    Centrum Badań Molekularnych i Makromolekularnych Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Poland

    14 publications · 487 citations

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  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    23 h-index

    172 publications

    8.2K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    21 h-index

    81 publications

    4.8K citations

  3. National Cheng Kung University

    Tainan City, Taiwan

    21 h-index

    100 publications

    2.4K citations

  4. State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry

    Beijing, China

    18 h-index

    89 publications

    5.1K citations

  5. Tokyo Institute of Technology

    Tokyo, Japan

    17 h-index

    61 publications

    4K citations

  6. University of Reading

    Reading, United Kingdom

    17 h-index

    39 publications

    2.2K citations

  7. Polish Academy of Sciences

    Warsaw, Poland

    16 h-index

    39 publications

    2K citations

  8. University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Amherst Center, United States

    16 h-index

    54 publications

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  2. Macromolecules

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  3. Journal of Applied Polymer Science

    63 publications · 2.4K citations

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  4. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics

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