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Microstructures and phase transitions of A(BC)4 miktoarm star copolymers

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The microstructures that self-assemble from A(BC)4 miktoarm star copolymers were investigated by self-consistent field theory. By tuning the interaction parameters between the different components and the volume fractions of the A, B, and C blocks, eleven kinds of highly ordered microstructures as well as a series of order–order and order–disorder transitions were observed. Triangle phase diagrams were constructed to show the different phase regions where a particular microstructure is stable. Our results show that tuning the interaction parameters and volume fractions of the blocks represents an effective control mechanism for obtaining desired microstructures.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (nos. 30970754, 11247221, 11204143), the Universities Natural Science Research Project of Jiangsu Province (no. 11KJB140006), and the Natural Science Foundation for pre-research of Nantong University (nos. 11ZY022, 10ZY001).

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    Ling Zhou, Yong Liu, Ju Peng & Jing-huai Fang

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Zhou, L., Liu, Y., Peng, J. et al. Microstructures and phase transitions of A(BC)4 miktoarm star copolymers. J Polym Res 20, 102 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-013-0102-z

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