Scattering Function and Spinodal Transition of Linear and Nonlinear Block Copolymers Based on a Unified Molecular Model  

作　　者：Weichao Shi 

机构地区：[1]Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education,Institute of Polymer Chemistry,College of Chemistry,Nankai University,Tianjin 300071,China

出　　处：《Chinese Journal of Polymer Science》2021年第6期779-788,I0009,共11页高分子科学（英文版）

基　　金：by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,Nankai University(No.000082);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21973050).

摘　　要：This work uses a block copolymer architecture[(A′B)nA2]m to unify the scattering function and spinodal transition of typical AB-type block copolymers.The key roles of block number,junction points and asymmetry ratios of block length are(1)to determine the form factor of each block copolymer at the molecular scale;(2)to affect the entropy loss across the spinodal transition and may result in deflection of spinodal curves.The common features are validated in typical linear and nonlinear block copolymers,including AB diblock,asymmetric A′BA triblock,miktoarm stars of ABn,AnBn,(AB)n,(A′B)nA,A′BAm,and multi-graft combs of(BnA2)m and[(A′B)nA2]m.The explicit scattering functions and form factors of various block copolymers can be directly applied in radiation experiments(i.e.neutron or X-ray scattering)to unravel the effect of molecular architecture in solution and microphase separation in disordered melt.The molecular model used in this study is also helpful to guide the chemical synthesis to explore more potentially interesting block copolymers.

关 键 词：Scattering function Form factor Spinodal transition Molecular structure Block copolymer 

分 类 号：TQ317[化学工程—高聚物工业]