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Order-disorder-and order-order-transitions in AB and ABC block copolymers: description by a simple model
Ludwik LeiblerVolker AbetzReimund Stadlersubject
SpinodalMaterials sciencePolymers and PlasticsValue (computer science)ThermodynamicsGeneral ChemistryState (functional analysis)Condensed Matter PhysicsSimple (abstract algebra)Materials ChemistryCopolymerOrder (group theory)Random phase approximationPhase diagramdescription
Based on the description of AB-block copolymers as micellar structures given by Semenov, the phase diagram of AB-diblock copolymers is calculated taking the homogeneously mixed system as a reference state. The predicted value (χN)c = 10.385 for a symmetric AB-diblock copolymer compares very well to the result of the original Random Phase Approximation theory (10.495). The simplicity of the model allows its extension to predict order-order transitions in ABC-triblock copolymers.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-07-01 | Polymer Bulletin |