Identification of an intermediate-segregation regime in a diblock copolymer system

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作者
Papadakis, CM [1 ]
Almdal, K [1 ]
Mortensen, K [1 ]
Posselt, D [1 ]
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[1] RISO NATL LAB,DEPT SOLID STATE PHYS,DK-4000 ROSKILDE,DENMARK
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EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1996年 / 36卷 / 04期
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10.1209/epl/i1996-00224-x
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We have studied the scaling behavior of the bulk structure in a symmetric diblock copolymer system using small-angle scattering. We have identified a crossover between the intermediate-segregation regime and the strong-segregation limit at chi N similar or equal to 29. In the intermediate-segregation regime (chi N similar or equal to 5-29), the characteristic length scale, D, scales with chain length, N, as D proportional to N-0.83. In the strong-segregation limit (chi N > 29), the scaling behavior D proportional to N-0.61 is found. The observed crossover is consistent with theoretical predictions.
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