Summary: Various crystalline textures have been identified in a crystallizable block copolymer system, polystyrene‐block‐[syndiotactic poly(propylene)] (PS‐sPP), having a glass‐transition temperature of PS (Tg,PS) located in the midst of the sPP crystallization window. A confined morphology for the crystallization of sPP was observed while the crystallization temperature of sPP (Tc,sPP) was less than Tg,PS. A further increase in Tc,sPP could lead to a breakout in nanostructure. This study revealed the Tg effect on crystallization‐induced morphological changes of block copolymers from confinement to breakout.
TEM images and one‐dimensional SAXS profiles of PS‐sPP isothermally crystallized at TODT > Tg,PS > Tc,sPP (top) and TODT > Tc,sPP > Tg,PS (bottom).
