Thermodynamics and Processing of Block Copolymers with NLO Application.
Abstract
During this project more than one-hundred block copolymers, spanning seven different chemical combinations and numerous molecular weights and compositions, were synthesized using anionic polymerization and chemical modification techniques. Phase behavior was characterized with small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) and transmission electron microscopy, guided by dynamic mechanical spectroscopy measurements. A comprehensive picture of the phase behavior of diblock copolymers near the order-disorder transition has been established. Three new morphologies, bicontinuous with Ia3(bar)d space group symmetry, hexagonally perforated layers (HPL) and hexagonally modulated layers (HML) have been identified along with the classical lamellar, cylindrical and spherical structures. Application of a new in-situ shear-SANS experiment has aided in elucidating the susceptibility of these phases to deformation and flow. Reciprocating shear has been shown to produce macroscopic orientation, and to shift the phase boundaries. Similar static and dynamic phenomena were found for binary mixtures of diblock copolymers, thereby demonstrating a versatile method for controlling structure and properties without the need to produce new materials at each desired composition. p1
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1996
- Accession Number
- ADA315860
Entities
People
- Frank S. Bates
Organizations
- University of Minnesota