title: Ordering mechanisms in triblock copolymers.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maniadis
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: K Ø
authors.initials: KØ
authors.lastname: Rasmussen K
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lookman