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Amorphous polymers
(2012)
The nature of the amorphous state in polymers is a classical topic in soft matter science with an immediate impact on modern technology. The chapter introduces the central concepts in this field and reviews a wealth of experimental information obtained by structural and dynamic techniques, such as neutron and X-ray scattering, broadband dielectric spectroscopy (BDS), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and mechanical and specific heat spectroscopy, among others, covering dimensions between atomic (0.1 nm) to macroscopic (100 nm) length scales and timescales spanning more than 12 orders of magnitude, from picoseconds to seconds and longer. The theoretical models to describe the experimental findings are discussed in detail. Special attention is given to polymers having different architectures such as rings, stars, and block copolymers, and to the dynamics in nanometer thin layers.