Self-induced transparency in diblock copolymer dispersions |
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Authors: | Anyfantakis Manos Loppinet Benoit Fytas George Mantzaridis Christos Pispas Stergios Butt Hans-Jürgen |
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Affiliation: | Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany. anyfanta@mpip-mainz.mpg.de |
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Abstract: | We report on the versatile effect of weak red laser light impinging on diblock copolymer [poly(isoprene-b-styrene)] dispersions in two selective solvents for each block. In the strongly scattering but transparent micellar solutions in hexane (a good solvent for polyisoprene), higher refractive index copolymer-rich fibers were formed. In the turbid dispersions of the same copolymer in ethyl acetate (a good solvent for polystyrene), the effect of self-induced transparency was observed. A two-step patterning mechanism caused the generation of a transparent microchannel, increasing light transmission. The analogy between the current effect and that observed in homopolymer polyisoprene solutions in different solvents is discussed toward an understanding of the unanticipated light-soft-matter interaction. |
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