| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 977781 | Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications | 2013 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
The self-assembly of miktoarm star terpolymers provides a powerful route to obtain complex microstructures. Here we use self-consistent field theory to investigate the melt morphologies self-assembled from A(BC)3 Â 4-miktoarm star terpolymers composed of a homopolymer arm A and three copolymer arms BC. A variety of ordered microstructures are predicted by controlling the volume fractions of different components and the Flory-Huggins interaction parameters. At the same time a series of order-order and order-disorder transitions are observed. The results may be helpful for the design of novel microstructures.
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Authors
Ling Zhou, Jinghuai Fang, Ju Peng, Jianguo Zhang,