Self-Consistent Field Theory of Multiply-Branched Block Copolymer Melts
Soft Condensed Matter
2007-05-23 v1 Materials Science
Abstract
We present a numerical algorithm to evaluate the self-consistent field theory for melts composed of block copolymers with multiply-branched architecture. We present results for the case of branched copolymers with doubly-functional groups for multiple branching generations. We discuss the stability of the cubic phase of spherical micelles, the A15 phase, as a consequence of tendency of the AB interfaces to conform to the polyhedral environment of the Voronoi cell of the micelle lattice.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0501404,
title = {Self-Consistent Field Theory of Multiply-Branched Block Copolymer Melts},
author = {Gregory M. Grason and Randall D. Kamien},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0501404},
year = {2007}
}
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12 pages, 10 includes figures