title: Controllable hierarchical microstructures self-assembled from multiblock copolymers confined in thin films.
abstract: Hierarchical microstructures self-assembled from A(BC)n multiblock copolymers confined between two solid surfaces were explored by dissipative particle dynamics simulations. The strategy using confinement allows us to generate hierarchical microstructures with various numbers and different orientations of small-length-scale lamellae. Except for the hierarchical lamellar microstructures with parallel or perpendicular arrangements of small-length-scale lamellae, the coexistence of two different hierarchical lamellae was also discovered by varying the film thickness. The dynamics of hierarchical microstructure formation was further examined. It was found that the formation of the hierarchical microstructures exhibits a stepwise manner where the formation of small-length-scale structures lags behind that of large-length-scale structures. The present work could provide guidance for controllable manufacture of hierarchical microstructures.
authors: Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymeric Materials, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology , Shanghai 200237, China.
authors: Xu
authors: X
authors: Zhang
authors: Liquan
authors: L
authors: Wang
authors: Liangshun
authors: L
authors: Zhang
authors: Jiaping
authors: J
authors: Lin
authors: Tao
authors: T
authors: Jiang
mesh_terms: D056004:Molecular Dynamics Simulation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010316:Particle Size; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers