Helical Microdomains with Homochirality Trapped in a Gyroid Network from Symmetric AB1CB2D Pentablock Quaterpolymer Melt Studied by Monte Carlo Simulation

Abstract

Front Cover: Phase behavior of symmetric ABCBD pentablock quarterpolymers has been investigated by Monte-Carlo simulation. Two alternating helices of red(A) and blue(B)) domains are trapped in {100} large homochiral holes of the level surface for the Schoen's Gyroid surface indicated in green. The red and blue helices are naturally packed tetragonally with the same helical sense, i.e., they keep homochirality. This is reported by Jiro Suzuki, Atsushi Takano, and Yushu Matsushita in article number 2200015.