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Order-disorder-and order-order-transitions in AB and ABC block copolymers: description by a simple model

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Based on the description of AB-block copolymers as micellar structures given by Semenov, the phase diagram of AB-diblock copolymers is calculated taking the homogeneously mixed system as a reference state. The predicted value (χN)c = 10.385 for a symmetric AB-diblock copolymer compares very well to the result of the original Random Phase Approximation theory (10.495). The simplicity of the model allows its extension to predict order-order transitions in ABC-triblock copolymers.

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  1. Institut für Organische Chemie, Johnannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Postfach 3980, D-55099, Mainz, Germany

    Volker Abetz & Reimund Stadler

  2. Ecole Superieur de Physique et Chimie Industrielle, 10 rue Vauquelin, F-75231, Paris Cedex 05, France

    Ludwik Leibler

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Abetz, V., Stadler, R. & Leibler, L. Order-disorder-and order-order-transitions in AB and ABC block copolymers: description by a simple model. Polymer Bulletin 37, 135–142 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00313829

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