Microphase separation in multiblock copolymer melts
- 1 December 1989
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 91 (11) , 7228-7235
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.457290
Abstract
The microphase separation transition for asymmetric triblock and (A–B)m star copolymer melts is investigated following a mean‐field approach proposed by Leibler for diblock copolymer melts. Continuous transitions are found in all triblock architectures and in stars for any m at some composition fc. The phase diagram for the equilibrium morphologies is notably altered by varying the architecture of triblock copolymers.Keywords
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