利用TDGL方法模拟嵌段共聚物链长和浓度对A/B/A-B三组分体系相形态演化的影响

从Flory-Huggins自由能出发,得到了适合TDGL模拟的自由能泛函.在自由能中保留了各序参量的耦合项,并且还保留了链长的信息.利用自由能中的链长的信息,模拟了不同嵌段共聚物链长以及不同浓度下体系的形态变化,在均聚物的链长和浓度确定的条件下,存在一个使体系的相区尺寸最小的最佳嵌段共聚物链长.同时,在嵌段共聚物和均聚物的链长都一定的情况下,研究了不同量的嵌段共聚物对体系相行为的影响,发现嵌段共聚物的浓度不同,体系的结构存在很大的区别.此外,如果均聚物A和B的浓度不同,其相区的结构也不同.     

聚苯乙烯溶胀聚苯乙烯－聚丁二烯－聚苯乙烯三嵌段共聚物微区的研究

嵌段共聚物/均聚物共混体系,各嵌段会形成各自的相,并且嵌段间的连接点一定在两相之间的界面上,这一要求极大地影响了嵌段共聚物/均聚物共混体系的链构象和相行为.     

嵌段共聚物苯乙烯-丁二烯-苯乙烯(SBS)/苯酰化聚苯醚共混分相动力学

<正> 对高分子-高分子共混体系相分离动力学过程的研究,人们一般局限于均聚物-均聚物,均聚物-无规共聚物共混体系,对于均聚物-嵌段共聚物共混体系的分相过程很少涉及。原因其一是很难找到具有临界相行为的嵌段共聚物-均聚物共混体系,其二是嵌段共聚物存在微相分离,使得宏观相分离动力学过程研究变得复杂。Paul的工作似乎为这方面的研究工作开辟了道路。     

微量聚四氢呋喃-聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯/聚四氢呋喃共混体系稀固体溶液中共聚物胶束的抑制成核作用

本工作将Leibler、Whitmore和Mayes等近期关于非晶嵌段共聚物共混体系胶束理论应用于结晶嵌段共聚物共混体系的熔融态,对聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯-聚四氢呋喃两嵌段共聚物与聚四氢呋喃均聚物共混体系的结晶行为进行了研究.结果表明,很低的共聚物浓度(如1％),其胶束在共混体系的结晶过程中即可显著地起到抑制成核的作用.这对改善结晶均聚物的形态及性能有一定的应用价值.     

微量聚四氢呋喃-聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯/聚四氢呋喃共混体系稀固体溶液中共聚物胶束的抑制成核作用

 本工作将Leibler、Whitmore和Mayes等近期关于非晶嵌段共聚物共混体系胶束理论应用于结晶嵌段共聚物共混体系的熔融态,对聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯-聚四氢呋喃两嵌段共聚物与聚四氢呋喃均聚物共混体系的结晶行为进行了研究.结果表明,很低的共聚物浓度(如1％),其胶束在共混体系的结晶过程中即可显著地起到抑制成核的作用.这对改善结晶均聚物的形态及性能有一定的应用价值.     

A/B/A-b-B/(A-b-B)4四元共混体系相行为的自洽场理论研究

为了模拟多组分高抗冲聚丙烯(HIPP)的相分离及其形态, 我们运用自洽场理论(self-consistent field theory, SCFT)研究了均聚物A/均聚物B/两嵌段共聚物A-b-B/交替共聚物(A-b-B)₄四元共混体系的相分离及形态演化, 着重讨论了各种组分的链长和含量对体系形成各种多层核壳结构的影响.     

嵌段共聚物／均聚物共混体系的微相分离和形态结构研究

着重介绍嵌段共聚物／均聚物共混体系的微相分离，微胶束的形成，微区的形态结构以及形态的控制。     

嵌段共聚物增容剂对不相容均聚物共混体系相行为和界面性质的影响

聚合物共混体系(又称聚合物合金)兼具其相应组分的均聚物和共聚物的多种特征,甚至具有新的理想性能,从而成为了一种具有极高经济价值的新材料.该材料的研发极大地丰富了高分子物理学、高分子化学和材料学的研究内容,拓宽了聚合物材料在现代工业中的应用,同时把聚合物材料研究推向了交叉科学的前沿.均聚物/嵌段共聚物/均聚物体系作为经典的三元聚合物共混体系,对其进行深入地研究,不仅可以促进人们对高分子科学中重要问题的理解,而且可为新型嵌段共聚物增容剂的改良和设计提供理论依据.近年来,有关聚合物共混体系的实验、理论和计算机模拟工作很多,并且取得了较大的进展,但是相关综述较少.本文以均聚物/嵌段共聚物/均聚物体系为例,综述该领域的基本概念和发展历史,并着重介绍两嵌段共聚物增容剂对该三元共混体系相行为和界面性质的影响.此外,还介绍了这一领域的关键科学问题、发展前景和研究方向.     

均聚物PS共混对PI-PS-PLA薄膜中微纳米结构的影响

将均聚物聚苯乙烯(PS)与三嵌段共聚物聚异戊二烯-聚苯乙烯-聚乳酸(PI-PS-PLA)以一定摩尔比共混,采用原子力显微镜(AFM)研究了均聚物浓度对其薄膜样品中微纳米结构的影响。结果表明:当n(PS)∶n(PI-PS-PLA)为1∶2和1∶1时,薄膜呈现出规则排列的柱状微结构,且柱状微区的尺寸较混合前的样品有所改变;当n(PS)∶n(PI-PS-PLA)为2∶1时,PS与嵌段共聚物PI-PS-PLA的分子链发生了相分离,其中均聚物PS相形成了较大尺寸的岛状微区。     

PPO-PDMS-PHS_n三元多嵌段共聚物的形态结构和性能

利用DMA,TEM和SAXS对以聚苯醚(PPO)为硬段、聚对羟基苯乙烯(PHS)为半硬段和聚二甲基硅氧烷(PDMS)为软段的三元多嵌段共聚物(?)PPO-PDMS-PHS(?)_n的形态结构和性能进行了研究.结果表明,(?)PPO-PDMS-PHS(?)_n以三种嵌段相容相为连续相,PPO与PHS的相容相和PDMS相为两种分散相,其tanδ随温度变化曲线在-100℃至200℃一直是一很高的平台,并具有优异的力学性能,较好地解决了含有机硅类嵌段共聚物强度低的弱点,同时又保留了嵌段共聚物微相分离的特性.     

Morphologies of Diblock Copolymer/Homopolymer Blend Films

Summary: Using bond length fluctuation and cavity diffusion algorithm, the morphologies of diblock copolymer/homopolymer blend films, AB/C and AB/A, confined between two hard walls are studied via Monte Carlo (MC) simulation on a cubic lattice. For the AB/C film, the C homopolymer is supposed to be more compatible with the A block than with the B block, while A and B are mutually incompatible. Effects of the composition of the diblock copolymer/homopolymer mixture, the symmetry of the diblock copolymer chain, the film thickness and the selective wall field on morphologies are studied in detail. Furthermore, the simulated results are compared with that of corresponding ABA and ABC triblock copolymer thin films. Comparisons with experiments and SCF theory also show good agreement. The results indicate that both the AB/C and AB/A can be used to prepare porous AB diblock copolymer membranes, the size of the pore channel can be controlled by the volume fraction of homopolymer C or homopolymer A.

Morphology of A₆B₁₄/C₁₀ polymer blend film.     

基于非共价键作用的二嵌段共聚物/均聚物超分子体系的自组装行为

采用实空间求解的自洽场理论,研究了两亲性二嵌段共聚物(AB)/均聚物(C)超分子体系在溶液中的自组装行为,其中B疏水嵌段的自由末端与C均聚物的一个末端形成可逆的非共价键.在稀溶液中,AB/C超分子聚合物体系通过自组装形成了一系列不同形貌的胶束,如核-壳-冠的三层胶束和蠕虫状胶束等.研究发现,胶束形貌受到非共价键强度和初...     

Photochromism of 4‐cyanophenylazobenzene in liquid crystalline‐coil AB diblock copolymers: the influence of microstructure

The UV and V spectral features of an AB diblock copolymer composed of polystyrene and a poly(1,2 & 3,4)isoprene‐based polymer with a pendant liquid crystalline 4‐cyanophenylazobenzene (Az) group in comparison with those of a corresponding LC polyisoprene homopolymer are reported. The orientational and photochromic behavior of an AB diblock copolymer in thin films shows distinct differences from that of a corresponding Az homopolymer. This can be attributed to the influence of the phase separated polymer coil microdomain of polystyrene in the AB block copolymer film.     

Dewetting behavior of a block copolymer/homopolymer thin film on an immiscible homopolymer substrate

Numerous previous studies have established that the addition of a microphase-ordered AB diblock copolymer to a thin homopolymer A (hA) film can slow, if not altogether prevent, film rupture and subsequent film dewetting on a hard substrate such as silica. However, only a few reports have examined comparable phenomena when the hA/AB blend resides on a soft B-selective surface, such as homopolymer B (hB). In this work, the dewetting kinetics of thin films composed of polystyrene (PS) and a symmetric poly(styrene-b-methyl methacrylate) (SM) diblock copolymer on a poly(methyl methacrylate) substrate is investigated by hot-stage light microscopy. Without the SM copolymer, the dewetting rate of the PS layer is constant under isothermal conditions and exhibits Arrhenius behavior with an apparent activation energy of approximately 180 kJ/mol. Addition of the copolymer promotes a crossover from early- to late-stage dewetting kinetics, as evidenced by measurably different dewetting rates. Transmission electron microscopy reveals the morphological characteristics of dewetted PS/SM films as functions of film thickness and SM concentration.     

Modification of the morphology of P(S-b-EO) templated thin TiO2 films by swelling with PS homopolymer

For the controlled modification of sol-gel-templated polymer nanocomposites, which are transferred to a nanostructured, crystalline TiO2 phase by a calcination process, the addition of a single homopolymer was investigated. For the preparation, the homopolymer polystyrene (PS) is added in different amounts to the diblock copolymer P(S-b-EO) acting as a templating agent. The homopolymer/diblock copolymer blend system is combined with sol-gel chemistry to provide and attach the TiO2 nanoparticles to the diblock copolymer. So-called good-poor solvent-pair-induced phase separation leads to the formation of nanostructures by film preparation via spin coating. The fabricated morphologies are studied as a function of added homopolymer before and after calcination with atomic force microscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy, and grazing incidence small-angle X-ray scattering. The observed behavior is discussed in the framework of controlling the block copolymer morphologies by the addition of homopolymers. At small homopolymer concentrations, the increase in homopolymer concentration changes the structure size, whereas at high homopolymer concentrations, a change in morphology is triggered. Thus, the behavior of a pure polymer system is transferred to a more complex hybrid system.     

Molecular,Nanostructural and Mechanical Characteristics of Lamellar Triblock Copolymer Blends: Effects of Molecular Weight and Constraint

While theoretical and experimental efforts have thoroughly addressed microphase‐ordered AB diblock copolymer blends with a parent homopolymer (hA or hB) or a second block copolymer, surprisingly few studies have considered comparable ABA triblock copolymers in the presence of hB or an AB diblock copolymer. In this study, we elucidate the roles of additive molecular weight and constraint by examining three matched series of miscible ABA/hB and ABA/AB blends. Self‐consistent field theory is employed to analyze molecular characteristics, e. g., segmental distributions, microdomain periods and midblock bridging fractions, as functions of blend composition. Predictions are compared to morphological characteristics discerned by transmission electron microscopy and small‐angle X‐ray scattering. The corresponding mechanical properties of these blends are measured by dynamic mechanical analysis. The results of this comprehensive work reveal that addition of hB swells the B‐lamellae of the ABA copolymer and has a generally deleterious effect on both the dynamic elastic modulus and midblock bridging fraction. In contrast, addition of a lamellar or cylindrical AB copolymer to the same ABA copolymer can promote an increase or decrease in lamellar period and bridging fraction, depending on relative block sizes.     

The phase behavior of comblike block copolymer A(m+1)B(m)/homopolymer A mixtures

The phase behaviors of comblike block copolymer A(m+1)B(m)/homopolymer A mixtures are studied by using the random phase approximation method and real-space self-consistent field theory. From the spinodals of macrophase separation and microphase separation, we can find that the number of graft and the length of the homopolymer A have great effects on the phase behavior of the blend. For a given composition of comblike block copolymer, increasing the number of graft does not change the macrophase separation spinodal curve but decreases the microphase separation region. The addition of a small quantity of long-chain homopolymer A increases the microphase separation of comblike block copolymer/homopolymer A mixture. However, the addition of short-chain homopolymer A will decrease the phase separation region of comblike block copolymer/homopolymer A mixture. It is also found that the microstructure formed by diblock copolymer is easier to be swelled by homopolymer than that formed by comblike block copolymer. This can be attributed to the architecture difference between the comblike block copolymer and linear block copolymer.     

Surface segregation of polypeptide-based block copolymer micelles: An approach to engineer nanostructured and stimuli responsive surfaces

We describe the surface segregation of polypeptide-based block copolymer micelles to produce stimuli-responsive nanostructures at the polymer blend/air interface. Such structures were obtained by simultaneous surface migration and self assembly at the surface of diblock copolymer/homopolymer blends. We employed blends composed of homopolymer (PS) and an amphiphilic block copolymer polystyrene-b-poly(l-glutamic acid) (PS-b-PGA). The surface was functionalized based on the preferential segregation to the polymer blend/air interface of the hydrophilic PGA block of the diblock copolymer upon annealing to water vapor. The surface migration of the diblock copolymer to the interface was demonstrated both by XPS and contact angle measurements. As a consequence, the PGA interfacial attraction leads to a large surface excess on diblock copolymer which in turn, through macrophase and microphase separation, produced separated domains at the surface with regions composed either of homo or block copolymer. Herein we demonstrate that the use of asymmetric diblock copolymers with a higher content in PS lead to spherical micellar assemblies randomly distributed at the surface. As observed by AFM imaging the blend composition, i.e. the amount of block copolymer within the blend influences the density of micelles at the surface. Finally, when exposed to water, the pH affects the surface morphology. The PGA segments are collapsed at low pH values and extended at pH values above 4.8, thus inducing variations on the topography of the films at the nanometer scale.     

Phase behavior of binary blends of diblock copolymer/homopolymer confined in spherical nanopores

Binary blends of a diblock copolymer (AB) and an incompatible homopolymer (C) confined in spherical cavities are studied using a simulated annealing technique. The phase behavior of the blends is examined for four typical cases, representing the different selectivity of the pore surface to the A, B, and C species. The internal morphology of the spherical polymeric particles is controlled by the homopolymer volume fraction, the degree of confinement, and the composition of the copolymer. Inside a particle, the homopolymers segregate to form one or, under some conditions, two domains; thus, the homopolymers may act as an additional controlling parameter of the shape and symmetry of the copolymer domain. A rich array of confinement-induced novel diblock copolymer morphologies is predicted. In particular, core-shell particles with the copolymers as the shell wrapping around a homopolymer core or a copolymer-homopolymer combined core and Janus-like particles with the copolymers and the homopolymers on different sides are obtained.     

Differences of Interaction Parameter of a PS/PEO homopolymer blend and diblock copolymer in comparison to other systems

A polystyrene/polyethyleneoxide PS/PEO homopolymer blend and a diblock copolymer were investigated by small angle neutron scattering experiments. The measured susceptibilities could be described by theories which take strong fluctuations into account. The yielded Flory‐Huggins interaction parameter Γ is different between the blend and the diblock copolymer, in accordance to previous experiments [1, 2, 3]. This important difference of Γ could make the predictability of the phase boundaries worse than 50 K. When comparing the PS/PEO samples to other systems, a systematology seems to be missing.