Growth of Grains and Correlated Grain Clusters in a Block Copolymer Melt

• Published in: Macromolecules Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 64 - 76
• Main Authors: Newstein, M. C, Garetz, B. A, Balsara, N. P, Chang, M. Y, Dai, H. J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 13.01.1998
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Exact sciences and technology; Organic polymers; Physicochemistry of polymers; Properties and characterization; Thermal and thermodynamic properties; Grain growth; Molten state; Isoprene copolymer; Diblock copolymer; Kinetics; Order disorder transformation; Experimental study; Modeling; Styrene copolymer

Ordering kinetics after quenching a block copolymer melt from the disordered state to the ordered state were studied by time-resolved, depolarized light scattering. A theoretical framework for relating the scattering patterns to the granular organization within the sample was developed. In some case...