Self-Consistent Field Theory Predicts Universal Phase Behavior for Linear, Comb, and Bottlebrush Diblock Copolymers

Vigil, Daniel L.; Quah, Timothy; Sun, Dan; Delaney, Kris T.; Fredrickson, Glenn H.

doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00192

Self-Consistent Field Theory Predicts Universal Phase Behavior for Linear, Comb, and Bottlebrush Diblock Copolymers

Journal Article · 18 May 2022 · Macromolecules

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00192· OSTI ID:1978154

^[1]; Quah, Timothy ^[1]; Sun, Dan ^[2]; ^[3]; ^[4]

Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States; Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States

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Research Organization:: Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0019001

OSTI ID:: 1978154

Journal Information:: Macromolecules, Vol. 55, Issue 11; ISSN 0024-9297

Publisher:: American Chemical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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