Small Angle X-Ray Scattering Study of Micro- and Macro-Phase Separations in Blends of Block Copolymer with Homopolymer.

Abstract

The order-disorder phase transition behavior exhibited by blends of a styrene-butadiene diblock copolymer *76% styrene) with a polystyrene of various molecular weight (from 2,200 to 50,000) is studied by means of small-angle X-ray scattering. With a polystyrene of a relatively short chain length the blend, on lowering the temperature, undergoes a microphase separation, and the scattering curve shows a peak at a finite scattering angle. With a polystyrene of relatively long chain length, the scattered intensity curve shows additional low angle component with intensity increasing rapidly as q approaches 0, and this is interpreted in terms o the microphase separation accompanying the transition from the disordered to ordered phase.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 15, 1986
Accession Number
ADA175126

Entities

People

  • R. J. Roe
  • S. Nojima

Organizations

  • University of Cincinnati

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkenes
  • Biomedical And Dental Materials
  • Block Copolymers
  • Copolymers
  • Engineering
  • High Temperature
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Molecular Weight
  • Phase Separation
  • Phase Transformations
  • Polymeric Films
  • Polymers
  • Scattering
  • Transition Temperature
  • X Ray Scattering
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Polymer Science and Technology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene