Tricontinuous cubic structures in ABC/A/C copolymer and homopolymer blends |
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Authors: | Dotera Tomonari |
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Institution: | Saitama Study Center, The University of the Air, 682-2 Nishiki-cho, Saitama 331-0851, Japan. |
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Abstract: | Using the Monte Carlo lattice-simulation technique, we present numerical evidence of the formation of gyroid and nongyroid tricontinuous cubic phases in high polymeric systems of ABC/A/C triblock copolymer and homopolymer blends. By increasing the volume fraction of homopolymer, a remarkable phase sequence G (gyroid) --> D (diamond) --> P (primitive) is observed, which is common to certain surfactant systems. Our results indicate that the ABC triblock copolymer system with blending homopolymers may be a zoo of cubic phases, suitable for comparative studies of these phases. |
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