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Surface-Induced Phase Transition of Asymmetric Diblock Copolymer in Selective Solvents.
- Source :
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Journal of Physical Chemistry B . Nov2006, Vol. 110 Issue 45, p22726-22731. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- Surface-induced phase transition of asymmetric diblock copolymer in selective solvents is first theoretically investigated by using the real-space version of self-consistent field theory (SCFT). By varying the distance between two parallel hard surfaces (or the film thickness) Wand the block copolymer concentration fp, several morphologies are predicted and the phase diagram is constructed. Self-assembly morphologies of the diblock copolymer in dilute solution are found to change significantly with different film thickness. In confined systems, stable morphologies found in the bulk solution become unstable due to the loss of polymer conformation entropy. We find that in a very dilute block copolymer solution, phase separation can be induced through polymer depletion as the solution becomes more confined. Our findings provide an interesting starting point for a renewed effort in both experimental and theoretical investigations of confined block copolymer solutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *BLOCK copolymers
*SOLUTION (Chemistry)
*MOLECULAR orbitals
*POLYMERS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15206106
- Volume :
- 110
- Issue :
- 45
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Physical Chemistry B
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 23430729
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1021/jp064268+