Journal article
Self-assembly of diblock copolymers confined in cylindrical nanopores
Abstract
Self-assembly of AB diblock copolymers confined in cylindrical nanopores is studied using a simulated annealing technique. The pore diameter and surface preference are systematically varied to examine their effects on the self-assembled morphologies and the chain conformations. For bulk lamella-forming and cylinder-forming diblock copolymers, novel structures such as helices and concentric (perforated) lamellae spontaneously form when the …
Authors
Yu B; Sun P; Chen T; Jin Q; Ding D; Li B; Shi A-C
Journal
The Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 127, No. 11,
Publisher
AIP Publishing
Publication Date
September 21, 2007
DOI
10.1063/1.2768920
ISSN
0021-9606