Journal article
Shape variation of micelles in polymer thin films
Abstract
The equilibrium properties of block copolymer micelles confined in polymer thin films are investigated using self-consistent field theory. The theory is based on a model system consisting of AB diblock copolymers and A homopolymers. Two different methods, based on the radius of gyration tensor and the spherical harmonics expansion, are used to characterize the micellar shape. The results reveal that the morphology of micelles in thin films …
Authors
Zhou J; Shi A-C
Journal
The Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 140, No. 2,
Publisher
AIP Publishing
Publication Date
January 14, 2014
DOI
10.1063/1.4860975
ISSN
0021-9606