Using Janus Nanoparticles To Trap Polymer Blend Morphologies during Solvent-Evaporation-Induced Demixing
Abstract
Using ternary blends of polystyrene (PS), poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), and Janus particles (JPs) with symmetric PS and PMMA hemispheres, we demonstrate the stabilization of dispersed and bicontinuous phase-separated morphologies by the interfacial adsorption of Janus particles during demixing upon solvent removal. The resulting blend morphology could be varied by changing the blend composition and JP loading. Increasing particle loading decreased the size of phase-separated domains, while altering the mixing ratio of the PS/PMMA homopolymers produced morphologies ranging from PMMA droplets in a PS matrix to PS droplets in a PMMA matrix. Notably, bicontinuous morphologies were obtained at intermediate blend compositions, marking the first report of highly continuous domains obtained through demixing in a polymer blend compatibilized by Janus particles. The JPs were found to assemble in a densely packed monolayer at the interface, allowing for the stabilization of bicontinuous morphologies in films above the glass transition temperature by inhibiting coarsening and coalescence of the phase-separated domains. In conclusion, the rate of solvent evaporation from the drop-cast films and the molecular weights of the homopolymers were found to greatly affect blend morphology.
- Authors:
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- Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA (United States)
- Univ. Bayreuth, Bayreuth (Germany)
- Univ. Bayreuth, Bayreuth (Germany); Johannes Gutenberg Univ. Mainz, Mainz (Germany)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC), Washington, D.C. (United States). Polymer-Based Materials for Harvesting Solar Energy (PHaSE)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1370311
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0001087
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Macromolecules
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 48; Journal Issue: 12; Related Information: PHaSE partners with University of Massachusetts, Amherst (lead) and Lowell; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Pennsylvania State University; Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute; University of Pittsburgh; Journal ID: ISSN 0024-9297
- Publisher:
- American Chemical Society
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Citation Formats
Bryson, Kyle C., Lobling, Tina I., Muller, Axel H. E., Russell, Thomas P., and Hayward, Ryan C. Using Janus Nanoparticles To Trap Polymer Blend Morphologies during Solvent-Evaporation-Induced Demixing. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.5b00640.
Bryson, Kyle C., Lobling, Tina I., Muller, Axel H. E., Russell, Thomas P., & Hayward, Ryan C. Using Janus Nanoparticles To Trap Polymer Blend Morphologies during Solvent-Evaporation-Induced Demixing. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.5b00640
Bryson, Kyle C., Lobling, Tina I., Muller, Axel H. E., Russell, Thomas P., and Hayward, Ryan C. Sun .
"Using Janus Nanoparticles To Trap Polymer Blend Morphologies during Solvent-Evaporation-Induced Demixing". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.5b00640. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1370311.
@article{osti_1370311,
title = {Using Janus Nanoparticles To Trap Polymer Blend Morphologies during Solvent-Evaporation-Induced Demixing},
author = {Bryson, Kyle C. and Lobling, Tina I. and Muller, Axel H. E. and Russell, Thomas P. and Hayward, Ryan C.},
abstractNote = {Using ternary blends of polystyrene (PS), poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), and Janus particles (JPs) with symmetric PS and PMMA hemispheres, we demonstrate the stabilization of dispersed and bicontinuous phase-separated morphologies by the interfacial adsorption of Janus particles during demixing upon solvent removal. The resulting blend morphology could be varied by changing the blend composition and JP loading. Increasing particle loading decreased the size of phase-separated domains, while altering the mixing ratio of the PS/PMMA homopolymers produced morphologies ranging from PMMA droplets in a PS matrix to PS droplets in a PMMA matrix. Notably, bicontinuous morphologies were obtained at intermediate blend compositions, marking the first report of highly continuous domains obtained through demixing in a polymer blend compatibilized by Janus particles. The JPs were found to assemble in a densely packed monolayer at the interface, allowing for the stabilization of bicontinuous morphologies in films above the glass transition temperature by inhibiting coarsening and coalescence of the phase-separated domains. In conclusion, the rate of solvent evaporation from the drop-cast films and the molecular weights of the homopolymers were found to greatly affect blend morphology.},
doi = {10.1021/acs.macromol.5b00640},
journal = {Macromolecules},
number = 12,
volume = 48,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}
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