Functional nanomaterials based on block copolymer self-assembly

JK Kim, SY Yang, Y Lee, Y Kim - Progress in Polymer Science, 2010 - Elsevier
Block copolymers have received considerable attention as a promising platform for the
synthesis of nanomaterials and fabrication of nanostructures because of their self …

Crystallization assisted self-assembly of semicrystalline block copolymers

WN He, JT Xu - Progress in Polymer Science, 2012 - Elsevier
The self-assembly of block copolymers (BCPs) in the presence of crystallization as the
second driving force is reviewed, for BCPs in the bulk, thin films, single crystals and micelles …

Modes of crystallization in block copolymer microdomains: breakout, templated, and confined

YL Loo, RA Register, AJ Ryan - Macromolecules, 2002 - ACS Publications
We examined the melt and solid-state structures of a series of diblock copolymers containing
polyethylene as the minority block, with a rubbery hydrocarbon majority block. When the …

Crystallization temperature-dependent crystal orientations within nanoscale confined lamellae of a self-assembled crystalline− amorphous diblock copolymer

L Zhu, SZD Cheng, BH Calhoun, Q Ge… - Journal of the …, 2000 - ACS Publications
For a lamella-forming poly (ethylene oxide)-block-polystyrene (PEO-b-PS) diblock
copolymer (M̄ nPEO= 8.7 K and M̄ nPS= 9.2 K), the glass transition temperature of the PS …

Nucleation and crystallization in diblock and triblock copolymers

AJ Müller, V Balsamo, ML Arnal - Block copolymers II, 2005 - Springer
Crystallization of block copolymer microdomains can have a tremendous influence on the
morphology, properties and applications of these materials. In this review, particular …

Polymer crystallization confined in one, two, or three dimensions

YL Loo, RA Register, AJ Ryan, GT Dee - Macromolecules, 2001 - ACS Publications
We examine the crystallization behavior of polyethylene-b-poly (vinylcyclohexane) diblock
copolymers, E/VCH, using a combination of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) …

Phase structures and morphologies determined by self-organization, vitrification, and crystallization: confined crystallization in an ordered lamellar phase of PEO-b-PS …

L Zhu, SZD Cheng, BH Calhoun, Q Ge, RP Quirk… - Polymer, 2001 - Elsevier
Phase morphology, crystal orientation, and overall crystallization kinetics as determined by
self-organization of the diblock copolymer, vitrification of the amorphous block, and …

Small-angle scattering of block copolymers: in the melt, solution and crystal states

IW Hamley, V Castelletto - Progress in polymer science, 2004 - Elsevier
Small-angle scattering of block copolymers: in the melt, solution and crystal states -
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Confined crystallization in polymer nanolayered films: A review

JM Carr, DS Langhe, MT Ponting, A Hiltner… - Journal of Materials …, 2012 - cambridge.org
Recent advances utilizing forced assembly multilayer coextrusion have led to the
development of a new approach to study the structure–property relationships of confined …

Crystallization in block copolymers

IW Hamley - Interfaces Crystallization Viscoelasticity, 1999 - Springer
Crystallization in block copolymers has a profound effect on their structure. This review
article focusses on the morphology of semicrystalline block copolymers, and those …