Self-assembly of linear ABC coil-coil-rod triblock copolymers

Yingdong Xia, Jizhong Chen, Zhaoyan Sun, Tongfei Shi, Lijia An, Yuxi Jia

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Abstract

Self-assembly of linear ABC coil-coil-rod triblock copolymer melt is studied by applying self-consistent-field lattice techniques in three-dimensional (3D) space. In contrast to rod-coil diblock copolymers, our results reveal the effect of the broad parameter space on the self-assembly of the linear ABC coil-coil-rod triblock copolymers. Seven stable structures are found stable, including " two-color" lamella, " three-color" lamella, " two-color" -perforated lamella, " three-color" -perforated lamella, core-shell hexagonal lattice phase, strip, and micelle. When the two coil blocks have equal lengths (fA  fB), the lamellar structure dominates the majority of the phase diagram. The effects of the two coil blocks on the self-assembly are explored by tuning the relative length of the A and B coil blocks in terms of keeping the length of the block C (rod). Moreover, by switching the position of the blocks B and C, the influence of the block sequencing on the self-assembly is studied.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3315-3319
Number of pages5
JournalPolymer
Volume51
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Coil-rod
  • Self-assembly
  • Self-consistent-field lattice

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