Phase behavior of binary blends of diblock copolymers: Progress and opportunities

J **e, AC Shi - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
The phase behavior of binary blends of diblock copolymers has been examined extensively
in the past decades. Experimental and theoretical studies have demonstrated that mixing …

The emerging field of block copolymer self-assembly-directed quantum materials

F Yu, U Wiesner - Polymer, 2023 - Elsevier
The area of functional materials derived from block copolymers (BCPs) as structure-directing
agents for various inorganic materials has seen substantial growth as a result of the …

Optical Readout of the Mechanical Properties of Silica Mesoporous Thin Films Using Plasmonic Nanoantennas

HD Boggiano, JI Ramallo, L Nan, A Litwiller… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In this work, we apply the recently developed frequency shift of nanoantennas (FRESA)
technique to measure the Young's modulus of thin mesoporous films at GHz frequencies as …

Regulating the self‐assembly of AB/CD diblock copolymer blends via secondary interactions

J **e, CT Lai, AC Shi - Journal of Polymer Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Designed multiblock copolymers with complex architectures offer unlimited opportunities to
obtain novel nanostructured phases, however, their synthesis could be challenging and …

Exploring quantum materials and applications: a review

RK Goyal, S Maharaj, P Kumar… - Journal of Materials …, 2025 - Springer
Researchers in condensed matter physics are currently exploring new materials for specific
use in various applications. The peculiar properties of quantum materials (QMs) have …

The story about one island and four cities. The socio-economic soft matter model-based report

AA Rzoska, A Drozd-Rzoska - arxiv preprint arxiv:2304.00566, 2023 - arxiv.org
The report discusses the emergence of the Socio-Economic Soft Matter (SE-SM) as the
result of interactions between physics and economy. First, demographic changes since the …

Phase behavior of triblock copolymer and homopolymer blends: Effect of copolymer topology

J **e, AC Shi - Physical Review Materials, 2024 - APS
Two distinct linear triblock copolymers with different block sequences, ABA or BAB, are
obtained when two identical AB diblock copolymers are jointed at their B or A ends …

3D printed mesoporous superconductors with periodic order on three length scales and enhanced properties via block copolymer directed self-assembly

F Yu, RP Thedford, TA Tartaglia, SS Sheth… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Solution-based soft matter self-assembly (SA) promises unique materials properties from
approaches including additive manufacturing/three-dimensional (3D) printing. We report …

Global Population Growth as Socio-Economic Soft Matter System Dynamics Evolution

AA Rzoska, A Drozd-Rzoska - arxiv preprint arxiv:2209.01407, 2022 - arxiv.org
The report considers the dynamics of the global population as the unique case of the Socio-
Economic Soft Matter system. This category was introduced for complex systems dominated …

Liquid Crystals: Unlocking the Quantum Revolution in Computing

E Otieno, K Matczyszyn, N Mokaya - 2024 - chemrxiv.org
Quantum computing promises exponential advances in information processing,
necessitating the development of appropriate materials for implementing quantum qubits …