The Plumber’s Nightmare Phase in Diblock Copolymer/Homopolymer Blends. A Self-Consistent Field Theory Study.

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• 作者：Francisco J. Martinez-Veracoechea ; Fernando A. Escobedo
• 刊名：Macromolecules
• 出版年：2009
• 出版时间：November 24, 2009
• 年：2009
• 卷：42
• 期：22
• 页码：9058-9062
• 全文大小：773K
• 年卷期：v.42,no.22(November 24, 2009)
• ISSN：1520-5835

文摘

Using self-consistent field theory, the Plumber’s Nightmare and the double diamond phases are predicted to be stable in a finite region of phase diagrams for blends of AB diblock copolymer (DBC) and A-component homopolymer. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that the P phase has been predicted to be stable using self-consistent field theory. The stabilization is achieved by tuning the composition or conformational asymmetry of the DBC chain, and the architecture or length of the homopolymer. The basic features of the phase diagrams are the same in all cases studied, suggesting a general type of behavior for these systems. Finally, it is noted that the homopolymer length should be a convenient variable to stabilize bicontinuous phases in experiments.