Monte Carlo simulation on layered polymeric films

Ru Xia; Xiang Song Wu; Peng Chen; Jia Sheng Qian; Xiao Shuang Feng

doi:10.1007/s10118-014-1446-5

Monte Carlo simulation on layered polymeric films

Ru Xia, Xiang Song Wu, Peng Chen^*, Jia Sheng Qian, Xiao Shuang Feng

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Thin films of polymer blends composed of alternating copolymer, diblock copolymer and/or homopolymer are studied using Monte Carlo simulation. A multilayer morphology is observed in the film, that is, the blended polymers assemble into individual domains arranged from interior to the surfaces of the film. The coexisting components residing throughout the neighboring domains in the film make no distinguishable interface between any neighboring domains. By this means, it forms a vertical composition gradient in the polymeric film. Being different from layer-by-layer deposition of polyelectrolyte or hydrogen bonding approach etc., the layered structure in this study is formed by polymer blending in one step. Alternating copolymers are found to be essential components to form vertical composition gradient (layered structure) in thin films.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	595-602
Number of pages	8
Journal	Chinese Journal of Polymer Science (English Edition)
Volume	32
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10118-014-1446-5
State	Published - May 2014

Keywords

Alternating copolymer
Layered structure
Monte Carlo simulation
Polymer blends

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Chemical Engineering
Polymers and Plastics
Organic Chemistry

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