Shear-induced order in a homopolymer blend with block copolymer surfactant

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作者
Nakatani, AI
Sung, LP
Hobbie, EK
Han, CC
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[1] Polymers Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.79.4693
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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Small-angle neutron scattering has been used to investigate the shear response of a low molecular weight A/B homopolymer blend with A-B diblock-copolymer surfactant. In the pure homopolymer limit, long-wavelength critical fluctuations are sheared apart and the flow stabilizes the disordered phase. Above a threshold block-copolymer composition, however, these fluctuations become enhanced by the shear, implying that the Bow has a destabilizing effect on the disordered phase.
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