Maniadis, P.Thompson, Russell B.Rasmussen, Kim O.Lookman, Turab2021-11-172021-11-172004https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.69.031801http://hdl.handle.net/10012/17705Maniadis, P., Thompson, R. B., Rasmussen, K. Ø., & Lookman, T. (2004). Ordering mechanisms in triblock copolymers. Physical Review E, 69(3), 031801. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.69.031801The 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.enblock copolymerstriblocksself-consistent field theoryArticle