Issue 27, 2011

The influence of volume fractions on the phase behaviors of linear A(BC)nBA′ multiblock terpolymers

Abstract

The phase behaviors of A(BC)nBA′ linear multiblock terpolymers are investigated using the pseudo-spectral method of self-consistent field theory by varying the volume fractions of different blocks. The relative stability among the lamellae-in-lamellae structures with different BC internal layers is tuned by the volume fraction of the two long tails. A larger A volume fraction favors the formation of structures with fewer BC thin layers. When the volume fraction of A is increased further, a hierarchical cylinder phase can be formed because of the effect of the spontaneous curvature and vice versa. The separation between B and C significantly reduces the phase regime of the cylinder, especially for the case of small A volume fraction.

Graphical abstract: The influence of volume fractions on the phase behaviors of linear A(BC)nBA′ multiblock terpolymers

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
06 Mar 2011
Accepted
03 May 2011
First published
08 Jun 2011

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011,13, 12421-12428

The influence of volume fractions on the phase behaviors of linear A(BC)nBA′ multiblock terpolymers

Y. Xu, W. Li, F. Qiu, Y. Yang and A. Shi, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011, 13, 12421 DOI: 10.1039/C1CP20633H

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