Thin films of block copolymer

MW Matsen - The Journal of chemical physics, 1997 - pubs.aip.org
We develop a numerical method for examining complex morphologies in thin films of block
copolymer using self-consistent field theory. Applying the method to confined films of …

Theoretical simulations of nanostructures self-assembled from copolymer systems

Z Xu, J Lin, Q Zhang, L Wang, X Tian - Polymer Chemistry, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Copolymer systems can self-assemble into diverse nanostructures, which have gained
significant attention because of their diverse and expanding range of practical applications …

Conformationally asymmetric block copolymers

MW Matsen, FS Bates - Journal of Polymer Science Part B …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
The standard parameters controlling AB diblock copolymer phase behavior are χN and fA,
where χ is an A‐B segment interaction parameter, N is the overall degree of polymerization …

Stability of the perforated layer (PL) phase in diblock copolymer melts

DA Hajduk, H Takenouchi, MA Hillmyer… - …, 1997 - ACS Publications
We reexamine the stability of hexagonally modulated layer (HML) and hexagonally
perforated layer (HPL) morphologies in a number of block copolymer systems of low to …

Transformations to and from the Gyroid Phase in a Diblock Copolymer

ME Vigild, K Almdal, K Mortensen, IW Hamley… - …, 1998 - ACS Publications
Simultaneous small-angle scattering and in situ dynamic mechanical measurements offer an
excellent opportunity to relate the macroscopic dynamical mechanical response of block …

Cell dynamics simulations of block copolymers

IW Hamley - Macromolecular theory and simulations, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Cell dynamics simulations are a powerful tool to simulate kinetic processes in phase
separating systems. Here we review the technique and its application to block copolymers …

Stability of ordered phases in diblock copolymer melts

M Laradji, AC Shi, J Noolandi, RC Desai - Macromolecules, 1997 - ACS Publications
The stability of the diblock copolymer ordered phases is investigated by means of a novel
theory of anisotropic composition fluctuations. The analogy between a polymer chain in a …

Kinetics of phase transitions in weakly segregated block copolymers: Pseudostable and transient states

S Qi, ZG Wang - Physical Review E, 1997 - APS
We study the kinetics of order-disorder and order-order transitions in weakly segregated
diblock copolymers using a time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau (TDGL) approach. In …

Epitaxial Transitions in Complex Polymeric Liquids

MW Matsen - Physical review letters, 1998 - APS
The topography of the Landau free energy surface of a diblock copolymer melt is found to
exhibit a low-energy pathway connecting the local minima of the cylinder (C) and gyroid (G) …

Kinetics and mechanisms for the cylinder-to-gyroid transition in a block copolymer solution

CY Wang, TP Lodge - Macromolecules, 2002 - ACS Publications
The cylinder-to-gyroid transition in a block copolymer solution has been studied using a
combination of rheology and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). A poly (styrene-b …