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Self-assembly behavior of rod-coil-rod triblock copolymers within a planar slit

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The self-assembly behavior of sphere-forming R5C30R5 triblock copolymers within a planar slit is studied by performing dissipative particle dynamics simulations. A sequence of novel structures which are not observed in bulk are formed within slits, including wetting layers, island-like structure, parallel cylinders, perpendicular cylinders and cross-cylindrical structures. Perpendicular cylinders are always formed before the increase in the layers of parallel cylinders. A phase diagram of the assembled structures with respective to the slit property and height is thus presented. The rod length is found to have a significant impact on the rod alignment, and a disordered-ordered transition of rod orientation occurs with an increase in the length of rod blocks. Some special structures, such as parallel half-cylinders and arrowhead-shaped morphology, are observed when the rod length increases to a certain extent. Our results show that the property and height of the slit and rod length all influence the self-assembly of rod-coil-rod triblock copolymers.

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    Ya-juan Su & Jian-hua Huang  (黄建花)

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21574117).

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Su, Yj., Huang, Jh. Self-assembly behavior of rod-coil-rod triblock copolymers within a planar slit. Chin J Polym Sci 34, 838–849 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10118-016-1803-7

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