Glass Transition, Dynamics And Heterogeneity Of Polymer Thin Films

252 Advances in Polymer Science Editorial Board: A. Abe, Tokyo, Japan A.-C. Albertsson, Stockholm, Sweden K. Dusˇek, Prague, Czech Republic J. Genzer, Raleigh, NC, USA S. Kobayashi, Kyoto, Japan K.-S. Lee, Daejeon, South Korea L. Leibler, Paris, France T.E. Long, Blacksburg, VA, USA I. Manners, Bristol, UK M. Mo¨ller, Aachen, Germany E.M. Terentjev, Cambridge, UK M.J. Vicent, Valencia, Spain B. Voit, Dresden, Germany U. Wiesner, Ithaca, NY, USA For further volumes: http://www.springer.com/series/12 Aims and Scope The series Advances in Polymer Science presents critical reviews of the present and future trends in polymer and biopolymer science. It covers all areas of research in polymer and biopolymer science including chemistry, physical chemistry, physics, material science. The thematic volumes are addressed to scientists, whether at universities or in industry, who wish to keep abreast of the important advances in the covered topics. Advances in Polymer Science enjoys a longstanding tradition and good reputation in its community. Each volume is dedicated to a current topic, and each review critically surveys one aspect of that topic, to place it within the context of the volume. The volumes typically summarize the significant developments of the last 5 to 10 years and discuss them critically, presenting selected examples, explaining and illustrating the important principles, and bringing together many important references of primary literature. On that basis, future research directions in the area can be discussed. Advances in Polymer Science volumes thus are important references for polymer scientists, or scientists interested in polymer science - as an introduction to a neighboring field, or as a compilation of detailed information for the specialist. Review articles for the individual volumes are invited by the volume editors. Single contributions can be specially commissioned. Impact Factor in 2011: 3.890; Section “Polymer Science”: Rank 9 of 78 Toshiji Kanaya Editor Glass Transition, Dynamics and Heterogeneity of Polymer Thin Films With contributions by Y. Fujii
K. Fukao
R. Inoue
T. Kanaya
H. Morita
K. Nakamura
G. Reiter
D. Tahara
A. Takahara
K. Tanaka
T. Terasawa Editor Toshiji Kanaya Institute for Chemical Research Kyoto University Uji, Kyoto-fu 611-0011 Japan ISSN 0065-3195 ISSN 1436-5030 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-642-34338-4 ISBN 978-3-642-34339-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-34339-1 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library Control Congress Number: 2012950323 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of thi