Ordering mechanisms in triblock copolymers
Abstract
The ordering mechanisms for an ABC triblock copolymer system are studied using self-consistent field theory. We find a two-phase mechanism, similar to what has been suggested experimentally two-step mecha- nism. Analysis of free energy components shows that the two-phase process comes about through a compe- tition between stretching energy and interfacial energy. The mechanism is found to be sufficiently robust so as to make it potentially useful for device applications.
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P. Maniadis, Russell B. Thompson, Kim O. Rasmussen, Turab Lookman
(2004).
Ordering mechanisms in triblock copolymers. UWSpace.
http://hdl.handle.net/10012/17705
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