Ordering mechanisms in triblock copolymers.
The ordering mechanisms for an ABC triblock copolymer system are studied using self-consistent field theory. We find a two-phase mechanism, similar to what has been suggested experimentally (two-step mechanism). Analysis of free energy components shows that the two-phase process comes about through a competition between stretching energy and interfacial energy. The mechanism is found to be sufficiently robust so as to make it potentially useful for device applications.
Maniadis
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Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA.
Thompson
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Rasmussen K
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Lookman
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