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Small-angle neutron scattering investigation of phase separation kinetics of a diblock copolymer

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The application of radiation scattering methods to investigate the phase separation kinetics of block copolymers is discussed from the view point of the random phase approximation. Experimental data for a series of equilibrium and time0-resolved experiments have been obtained using small-angle neutron scattering (SANS). Values of the interaction parameter and the Onsager coefficient (characterising copolymer interdiffusion processes) have been obtained by non-linear least squares fitting to data. The values of the Onsager coefficient are compared with available theoretical estimates.

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  1. Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclude, G1 1XL, Glasgow, UK

    J. G. Connell

  2. Department of Chemistry Science Laboragories, University of Durham, South Road, DH1 3LE, Durham, UK

    R. W. Richards

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M. Pietralla W. Pechhold

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Connell, J.G., Richards, R.W. (1989). Small-angle neutron scattering investigation of phase separation kinetics of a diblock copolymer. In: Pietralla, M., Pechhold, W. (eds) Relaxation in Polymers. Progress in Colloid & Polymer Science, vol 80. Steinkopff. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0115429

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