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Communication: Self-assembly of semiflexible-flexible block copolymers
- Source :
- The Journal of Chemical Physics. 136:101101
- Publication Year :
- 2012
- Publisher :
- AIP Publishing, 2012.
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Abstract
- We apply the methodology of self-consistent Brownian dynamics simulations to study the self-assembly behavior in melts of semiflexible-flexible diblock copolymers as a function of the persistence length of the semiflexible block. Our results reveal a novel progression of morphologies in transitioning from the case of flexible-coil to rod-coil copolymers. At even moderate persistence lengths, the morphologies in the semiflexible-block rich region of the phase diagram transform to liquid crystalline phases. In contrast, the phases in the flexible-block rich region of the phase diagram persist up to much larger persistence lengths. Our analysis suggests that the development of orientational order in the semiflexible block to be a critical factor influencing the morphologies of self-assembly.
Details
- ISSN :
- 10897690 and 00219606
- Volume :
- 136
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........0e0a4e247ed870854bc3a2d64174242d
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3692601