Processing Effects on the Self-Assembly of Brush Block Polymer Photonic Crystals

Liberman-Martin, Allegra L.; Chang, Alice B.; Chu, Crystal K.; Siddique, Radwanul H.; Lee, Byeongdu; Grubbs, Robert H.

doi:10.1021/acsmacrolett.1c00579

Title: Processing Effects on the Self-Assembly of Brush Block Polymer Photonic Crystals

Journal Article · Thu Nov 11 00:00:00 EST 2021 · ACS Macro Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.1c00579· OSTI ID:1894861

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Chapman University, Orange, CA (United States)
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)

Here,the self-assembly of poly(dimethylsiloxane)-b-poly(trimethylene carbonate) (PDMS-b-PTMC) bottlebrush block polymers was investigated under different processing conditions. Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and UV/Visible spectroscopy provided insight into the self-assembly and structure in response to heating and applied pressure. In the absence of applied pressure (i.e., before annealing), the PDMS-b-PTMC bottlebrush block polymers are white solids and adopt small, randomly oriented lamellar grains. Heating the materials to 140 °C in the absence of applied pressure appears to “lock in” the isotropic, short-range-ordered state, preventing the formation of the long-range-ordered lamellar structure responsible for photonic properties. Applying modest anisotropic pressure (3 psi) between parallel plates at ambient temperature orients the short-range lamellar grains; however, applied pressure alone does not produce long-range order. Only when the bottlebrush block polymers were heated (>100 °C) under modest pressure (3 psi) were long-range-ordered photonic crystals formed. Analysis of the SAXS data motivated analogies to liquid crystals and revealed the potential self-assembly pathway. These results provide insight into the structure and self-assembly of bottlebrush block polymers with low glass transition temperature side chains in response to different processing conditions.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); Chapman University

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; AR0000683; CHE-1502616

OSTI ID:: 1894861

Journal Information:: ACS Macro Letters, Vol. 10, Issue 12; ISSN 2161-1653

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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