The Plumber’s Nightmare Phase in Diblock Copolymer/Homopolymer Blends. A Self-Consistent Field Theory Study.

Francisco J. Martinez-Veracoechea; Fernando A. Escobedo

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The Plumber’s Nightmare Phase in Diblock Copolymer/Homopolymer Blends. A Self-Consistent Field Theory Study.

Francisco J. Martinez-Veracoechea, Fernando A. Escobedo

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Using self-consistent field theory, the Plumber's Nightmare and the double diamond phases are predicted to be stable in a finite region of phase diagrams for blends of AB diblock copolymer (DBC) and A-component homopolymer. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that the P phase has been predicted to be stable using self-consistent field theory. The stabilization is achieved by tuning the composition or conformational asymmetry of the DBC chain, and the architecture or length of the homopolymer. The basic features of the phase diagrams are the same in all cases studied, suggesting a general type of behavior for these systems. Finally, it is noted that the homopolymer length should be a convenient variable to stabilize bicontinuous phases in experiments. © 2009 American Chemical Society.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	9058-9062
Number of pages	5
Journal	Macromolecules
Volume	42
Issue number	22
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/ma901591r
State	Published - Nov 24 2009
Externally published	Yes

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