Surface-Induced Nanostructures and Phase Diagrams of ABC Linear Triblock Copolymers under Spherical Confinement: A Self-Consistent Field Theory Simulation
| Autor: | Ji Wu, Xiang-hong Wang, Wen-chang Lang, Huang Zhihong, Shiben Li |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Nanostructure
Materials science Morphology (linguistics) Polymers and Plastics 02 engineering and technology linear triblock copolymer 010402 general chemistry 01 natural sciences Article lcsh:QD241-441 lcsh:Organic chemistry Phase (matter) Cylinder self-consistent field theory Neutral plane Phase diagram chemistry.chemical_classification General Chemistry Radius Polymer 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology preferential surface 0104 chemical sciences Condensed Matter::Soft Condensed Matter chemistry Chemical physics spherical confinement 0210 nano-technology |
| Zdroj: | Polymers Volume 10 Issue 11 Polymers, Vol 10, Iss 11, p 1276 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 2073-4360 |
| Popis: | We investigate the nanostructures and phase diagrams of ABC linear triblock copolymers confined in spherical cavities by using real-space self-consistent field theory. Various 3D morphologies, such as spherical concentric lamellae, dumbbell-like cylinder, and rotational structures, are identified in the phase diagrams, which are constructed on the basis of the diameters of spherical cavities and the interaction between the polymers and preferential surfaces. We designate specific monomer-monomer interactions and block compositions, with which the polymers spontaneously form a cylindrical morphology in bulk, and firstly study morphology transformation with a neutral surface when a confining radius progressively increases. We then focus on phase morphologies under the preferential surfaces and consolidate them into phase diagrams. The spherical radius and the degree of preferential interactions can obviously induce the formation of a cylindrical morphology. Theoretical results correspond to an amount of recent experimental observations to a high degree and contribute to synthesising functional materials. |
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