Microdomain-tailored crystallization kinetics of block copolymers

Hsin Lung Chen, Shu Ching Hsiao, Tsang Lang Lin, Kazuhiro Yamauchi, Hirokazu Hasegawa, Takeji Hashimoto

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Abstract

The implementation of microdomain (MD) transformation to finely tailor the crystallization kinetics in a diblock copolymer was demonstrated. The basis for the parallel transition of crystallization kinetics with MD morphology was discussed using the direct proportionality between the nucleation rate and MD volume. It was shown that the poly(ethylene oxide)-blocks lamellar MDs becomes highly tortuous and interconnected after crystallization.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)671-674
Number of pages4
JournalMacromolecules
Volume34
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 13 02 2001
Externally publishedYes

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