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Nano Dielectric Studies

Broadband nanodielectric spectroscopy by means of amplitude modulation electrostatic force microscopy (AM-EFM)
G.A. Schwartz, C. Riedel, R. Arinero, Ph. Tordjeman, A. Alegría, J. Colmenero
Ultramicroscopy, 111, 1366-1369 (2011)

Compatibility Studies of Polystyrene and Poly(vinyl acetate) Blends Using Electrostatic Force Microscopy
M.M. Kummali, G.A. Schwartz, A. Alegría, R. Arinero, J. Colmenero
J. Pol. Sci. Part b – Pol. Phys., 49, 1332-1338 (2011)

Determining concentration depth profiles in fluorinated networks by means of electric force microscopy
L.A. Miccio, M.M. Kummali, P.E. Montemartini, P.A. Oyanguren, G.A. Schwartz, A. Alegría, J. Colmenero
Journal of Chemical Physics, 135, 064704 (2011)

Numerical study of the lateral resolution in electrostatic force microscopy for dielectric samples
C. Riedel, A. Alegría, G.A. Schwartz, J. Colmenero, J.J. Saenz
Nanotechnology, 22, 285705 (2011)

On the use of electrostatic force microscopy as a quantitative subsurface characterization technique: A numerical study
C. Riedel, A. Alegría, G.A. Schwartz, R. Arinero, J. Colmenero, J.J. Saenz
Appl. Phys. Lett., 99, 023101 (2011)

Imaging dielectric relaxation of nano-structured polymers by frequency modulation electrostatic force microscopy
C. Riedel, R. Sweeney, N. Israeloff, R. Arinero, G. A. Schwartz, A. Alegría, Ph. Tordjeman, J. Colmenero
Appl. Phys. Lett., 96, 213110 (2010)

Nanoscale dielectric properties of insulating thin films: From single point measurements to quantitative images
C. Riedel, G. A. Schwartz, R. Arinero, Ph. Tordjeman, G. Lévêque, A. Alegría, J. Colmenero
Ultramicroscopy, 110, 634-638 (2010)

Dielectric properties of thin insulating layers measured by Electrostatic Force Microscopy
C. Riedel, R. Arinero, Ph. Tordjeman, M. Ramonda, G. Lévêque, G. A. Schwartz, D. G. de Oteyza, A. Alegría, J. Colmenero
European Physical Journal-Applied Physics, 50, 10501 (2010)

Nanodielectric mapping of a model polystyrene-poly(vinyl acetate) blend by electrostatic force microscopy
C. Riedel, R. Arinero, Ph. Tordjeman, G. Lévêque, G. A. Schwartz, A. Alegría, J. Colmenero
Physical Review E, 81, 010801 (2010)

Determination of the nanoscale dielectric constant by means of a double pass method using Electrostatic Force Microscopy
C. Riedel, R. Arinero, Ph. Tordjeman, M. Ramonda, G. Lévêque, G. A. Schwartz, D. G. de Oteyza, A. Alegría, J. Colmenero
Journal of Applied Physics, 106, 024315 (2009)

Dynamics of Polymer Blends

High Pressure Dynamics of Polymer/Plasticizer Mixtures
G.A. Schwartz, M. Paluch, A. Alegría, J. Colmenero
Journal of Chemical Physics, 131, 044906 (2009)

Adam-Gibbs based model to describe the single component dynamics in miscible polymer blends under hydrostatic pressure
G.A. Schwartz, A. Alegría, J. Colmenero
Journal of Chemical Physics 127, 154907 (2007)

Single Component Dynamics in Miscible Poly(vinyl methyl ether)/Polystyrene Blends Under Hydrostatic Pressure
G.A. Schwartz, J. Colmenero, A. Alegría
Macromolecules 40, 3246 (2007)

Describing the component dynamics in miscible polymer blends. Towards a fully predictive model
G.A. Schwartz, D. Cangialosi, A. Alegría, J. Colmenero
Journal of Chemical Physics 124, 154904 (2006)

Combining configurational entropy and self-concentration to describe the component dynamics in miscible polymer blends
D. Cangialosi, G.A. Schwartz, A. Alegría, J. Colmenero
Journal of Chemical Physics 123, 144908 (2005)

Segmental Dynamics Under Pressure

Dielectric study of the segmental relaxation of low and high molecular weight polystyrenes under hydrostatic pressure
G.A. Schwartz, J. Colmenero, A. Alegría
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 353, 4298 (2007)

Pressure-Temperature Dependence of Polymer Segmental Dynamics. Comparison Between the Adam-Gibbs Approach and Density Scalings
G.A. Schwartz, J. Colmenero, A. Alegría
Macromolecules 39, 3931 (2006)

Correlation between temperature-pressure dependence of the α-relaxation and configurational entropy for a glass-forming polymer
G.A. Schwartz, E. Tellechea, J. Colmenero, A. Alegría
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 351, 2616 (2005)

Dynamics Under Confinement

Relaxation dynamics of a polymer in a 2D confinement
G.A. Schwartz, R. Bergman, J. Swenson
Journal of Chemical Physics 120 (12) 5736-5744 (2004)

Confinement effects on the excess wing in the dielectric loss of glass-formers
R. Bergman, J. Mattsson, C. Svanberg, G.A. Schwartz, J. Swenson
Europhysics Letters 64 (5) 675-681 (2003)

Dielectric relaxation studies of poly(propylene glycol) confined in vermiculite clay
G.A. Schwartz, R. Bergman, J. Mattsson, J. Swenson
European Physical Journal E 12 S113-S116 (2003)

Dynamics of Propylene Glycol and its Oligomers Confined in Clay
J. Swenson, G.A. Schwartz, R. Bergman, W.S. Howells
European Physical Journal E 12 (1) 179-183 (2003)

Water Dynamics

Water Dynamics in poly(vinyl pyrrolidone)-water solution before and after isothermal crystallization
S. Cerveny, S. Ouchiar, G.A. Schwartz, A. Alegría, J. Colmenero
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 356, 3037 (2010)

Water dynamics in n-Propylene Glycol aqueous solutions
S. Cerveny, G.A. Schwartz, A. Alegría, R. Bergman, J. Swenson
Journal of Chemical Physics 124, 194501 (2006)

Glass transition and relaxation processes in supercooled water
S. Cerveny, G.A. Schwartz, R. Bergman, J. Swenson
Physical Review Letters 93 (24) 245702 (2004)

Filler-Polymer Composites

Thermal Aging of Carbon Black Filled Rubber Compounds. I – Experimental evidence for bridging flocculation
G. A. Schwartz, S. Cerveny, A. J. Marzocca, M. Gerspacher, L. Nikiel
Polymer 44, 7229 (2003)

Flocculation in Carbon Black Filled Rubber Compounds
M. Gerspacher, L. Nikiel, H.H. Yang, C.P. O`Farell, G.A. Schwartz
Kautschuk Gummi Kunststoffe 55 (11) 596-604 (2002)

Prediction of Rheometric Properties of Compounds by Using Artificial Neural Networks
G. A. Schwartz
Rubber Chemistry and Technology 74 (1) 116-123 (2001)

A Numerical Simulation of the Electrical Resistivity of Carbon Black Filled Rubber
G. Schwartz, S. Cerveny, A.J. Marzocca
Polymer 41 6589-6595 (2000)

Polymers (various)

Positron annihilation response and broadband dielectric spectroscopy: Poly (propylene glycol)
J. Bartoš, G.A. Schwartz, O. Šauša, A. Alegría, J. Krištiak, J. Colmenero
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 356, 782 (2010)

Dielectric alpha- and beta- Relaxations in Uncured Styrene Butadiene Rubber
S. Cerveny, R. Bergman, G.A. Schwartz, P. Jacobson
Macromolecules 35 (11) 4337-4342 (2002)

Temperature and Strain Rate Dependence of the Tensile Yield Stress of PVC
F. Povolo, G. Schwartz, É.B. Hermida
Journal of Apllied Polymer Science 61 109-117 (1996)

Stress Relaxation of PVC below the Yield Point
F. Povolo, G. Schwartz, É.B. Hermida
Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics 34 1257-1267 (1996)

Others

An Experimental Method for Studying two-dimensional Percolation
G. A. Schwartz, S. J. Ludueña
American Journal of Physics 72 (3) 364-366 (2004)

A Novel Measure Method for High Speed Tire Vibrations
G. A. Schwartz
Journal of Vibration and Control 7 643-651 (2001)



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