Block copolymer-like self-assembly of fluorocarbon end-functionalized polystyrene and polybutylmethacrylate.
We demonstrate the self-assembly through fluorophilic interactions of a blend of perfluorocarbon (RF) end-functionalized polystyrene and the corresponding RF-polybutylmethacrylate into optically transparent materials that retain domain characteristics typical of the component polymers but show well-defined lamellar nanostructured morphologies that qualitatively resemble that of the corresponding block copolymers.
Shen
Jingguo
J
Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA.
Hogen-Esch
Thieo
T
D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011109:Polymethacrylic Acids / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D011137:Polystyrenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*
D005466:Fluorocarbons; D011109:Polymethacrylic Acids; D011137:Polystyrenes; C068872:polybutyl methacrylate