Investigation of the Nanomechanical Behaviors of Polymer Single Crystals by Atomic Force Microscopy Nanoindentation
Understanding the nanomechanical behavior of crystalline domains is crucial for establishing structure–property relationships in semicrystalline polymers. In this study, atomic force microscopy (AFM) nanoindentation on compliant polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrates was used to quantify the Young’s modulus, fracture...