| Abstract: | We consider the variation of the coherent elastic scattering structure factor S(q) with momentum transfer q for a solution of block copolymers at finite concentration. We introduce the effect of concentration using a generalization of Zimm's model to copolymers which enables us to express intermolecular scattering functions in terms of intramolecular form factors only. We show that the shape of the scattering curve is very sensitive to the polymer concentration as well as to the contrast factors, the relative composition of co units, and the second virial coefficients characterizing constituents of the copolymer. In particular, we show that the scattering curve develops a maximum at low q for certain values of these parameters. We also discuss the variation of the apparent radius of gyration with polymer concentration. |
