Orientations of the lamellar phase of block copolymer melts under oscillatory shear flow.
We develop a theory to describe the reorientation phenomena in the lamellar phase of block copolymer melts under reciprocating shear flow. We show that, similar to the steady shear, the oscillating flow anisotropically suppresses fluctuations and gives rise to the [parallel]--> [perpendicular] transition. The experimentally observed high-frequency reverse transition is explained in terms of interaction between the melt and the shear-cell walls.
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Instituut-Lorentz for Theoretical Physics, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9506, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands. morozov@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl
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