Block copolymer (BCP) represents a special type of polymeric system where each of the
polymer chains is composed of two or more chemically distinct homopolymer blocks that are …

The phase behavior of binary blends of diblock copolymers has been examined extensively
in the past decades. Experimental and theoretical studies have demonstrated that mixing …

The discovery of the Frank–Kasper σ phase in diblock copolymer and tetrablock terpolymer
melts catalyzed a renewed interest over the past decade in understanding particle-forming …

The self-assembly of block polymers into well-ordered nanostructures underpins their utility
across fundamental and applied polymer science, yet only a handful of equilibrium …

The stability of tetrahedrally close-packed (TCP) phases in block copolymer melts is
predicted by theory to depend on molecular architecture, yet no experimental studies to date …

This work describes the first rigorous example of a single-component block copolymer
system forming unconventional spherical phases. A library of discrete block polymers with …

Single molecular species can self-assemble into Frank–Kasper (FK) phases, finite
approximants of dodecagonal quasicrystals, defying intuitive notions that thermodynamic …

Macromolecular self-assembly has made explosive development in the last several
decades, are being extensively explored in the fields of drug delivery, lithography, catalysis …

Cooling disordered compositionally asymmetric diblock copolymers leads to the formation of
nearly spherical particles, each containing hundreds of molecules, which crystallize upon …

A renewed focus on the phase behavior of nominally single-component, compositionally
asymmetric diblock copolymers has revealed a host of previously unanticipated Frank …