Dual Self-Assembly in Strongly Asymmetric A-B-A Triblock Copolymer Melts Studied by Self-Consistent Field Theory and Monte Carlo Simulations

Abstract

Using the Self-Consistent Field Theory (SCFT) we study the dual self-assembly of ABA triblock copolymers melts and compare the numerical results with those obtained by the lattice Monte Carlo simulations. While the results are qualitatively similar for both methods, the simulation times are significantly shorter for the SCFT calculations than those for the corresponding Monte Carlo simulations.