Effects of Chain Dispersity on the Stability of Frank–Kasper Phases Self-Assembled from Diblock Copolymers

IF 2.5 4区化学 Q3 POLYMER SCIENCE

Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics Pub Date : 2024-12-23 DOI:10.1002/macp.202400393

Chi To Lai, An-Chang Shi

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Abstract

The effect of chain dispersity on the relative stability of Frank–Kasper (FK) phases self-assembled from diblock copolymers (DBCPs) is studied using self-consistent field theory applied to DBCPs with one disperse block obeying the Poisson or Schulz–Zimm distributions. The results demonstrate that the chain dispersity enhances the relative stability of the FK phases. For DBCPs with small conformational asymmetry, the FK $σ$ phase can be stabilized by dispersity and the stability window of the FK phases widens with the increase of dispersity. For DBCPs with large conformational asymmetry, the Laves C14 and C15 phases, which are metastable in monodisperse DBCPs, can be stabilized by dispersity. An analysis of the spatial organization of polymers reveals that the enhanced stability of the FK phases originated from intra- and inter-domain segregation of chains with different lengths.

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Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 化学-高分子科学

CiteScore

4.30

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4.00%

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278

审稿时长

1.4 months

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