The packing of soft materials: Molecular asymmetry, geometric frustration and optimal lattices in block copolymer melts
GM Grason - Physics reports, 2006 - Elsevier
Block copolymer systems are well known for their ability to self-assemble into a wide array of
periodic structures. Due to the abundance and adaptability of physical theories describing …
periodic structures. Due to the abundance and adaptability of physical theories describing …
Hybrid particle-field simulations of polymer nanocomposites
We present a theoretical framework and computer simulation methodology for investigating
the equilibrium structure and properties of mesostructured polymeric fluids with embedded …
the equilibrium structure and properties of mesostructured polymeric fluids with embedded …
Phase diagram for a diblock copolymer melt under cylindrical confinement
W Li, RA Wickham, RA Garbary - Macromolecules, 2006 - ACS Publications
We extensively study the phase diagram of a diblock copolymer melt confined in a
cylindrical nanopore using real-space self-consistent mean-field theory. We discover a rich …
cylindrical nanopore using real-space self-consistent mean-field theory. We discover a rich …
Self-assembled morphologies of a diblock copolymer melt confined in a cylindrical nanopore
W Li, RA Wickham - Macromolecules, 2006 - ACS Publications
We systematically investigate the microdomain morphologies that self-assemble in a diblock
copolymer melt confined to a narrow cylindrical nanopore using real-space self-consistent …
copolymer melt confined to a narrow cylindrical nanopore using real-space self-consistent …
Dynamics of spontaneous vesicle formation in dilute solutions of amphiphilic diblock copolymers
X He, F Schmid - Macromolecules, 2006 - ACS Publications
We studied the dynamics of vesicle formation in an initially homogeneous dilute solution of
amphiphilic diblock copolymers, using the external potential dynamics (EPD) method. The …
amphiphilic diblock copolymers, using the external potential dynamics (EPD) method. The …
Selectivity-and size-induced segregation of molecular and nanoscale species in microphase-ordered triblock copolymers
Microphase-ordered block copolymers serve as model systems to elucidate the potential of
molecular self-assembly and organic templates to fabricate functionalized polymeric …
molecular self-assembly and organic templates to fabricate functionalized polymeric …
Self-consistent field study of the alignment by an electric field of a cylindrical phase of block copolymer
CY Lin, M Schick - The Journal of chemical physics, 2006 - pubs.aip.org
Self-consistent field theory is applied to a film of cylindrical-forming block copolymer subject
to a surface field which tends to align the cylinders parallel to electrical plates, and to an …
to a surface field which tends to align the cylinders parallel to electrical plates, and to an …
Predicting the phases of a two-dimensional hard-rod system with real-space self-consistent field theory
RB Thompson - Physical Review E, 2006 - APS
Polymer self-consistent field theory numerical tools are applied to a two-dimensional hard-
rod colloidal system. Rods are represented through an interaction site model density …
rod colloidal system. Rods are represented through an interaction site model density …
Effect of architecture on the tensile properties of triblock copolymers in a lamellar phase
We have used self‐consistent field theory to calculate the tensile moduli of triblock
copolymers in lamellar microstructures prepared from linear and star architectures. The …
copolymers in lamellar microstructures prepared from linear and star architectures. The …
Predicting nonpolymeric materials structure with real-space self-consistent field theory
RB Thompson - Physical Review E, 2006 - APS
Polymer self-consistent field theory of the Edwards-Helfand kind is the state-of-the-art
method for predicting the morphologies of block copolymer materials. The methodology of …
method for predicting the morphologies of block copolymer materials. The methodology of …