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Block copolymers self-assemble to form extremely regular nanoscale microdomain structures with a variety of morphologies. The microdomain morphology depends on the chain architectures, number of components, copolymer compositions, segregation power between the components as well as the ordering processes. In this chapter how these factors affect the microdomain morphology is mentioned.
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Abbreviations
- BCC:
-
Spheres packed in body-centered cubic lattice
- CPS:
-
Close-packed spheres
- CT:
-
Computed tomography
- DIS:
-
Disordered phase
- Fddd:
-
Fddd network
- HEX:
-
Hexagonally packed cylinders
- HPL:
-
Hexagonally perforated layer
- Ia\( \overline{3} \)d:
-
Double gyroid network
- LAM:
-
Lamellae
- OBDD:
-
Ordered bicontinuous double diamond network
- ODT:
-
Order-disorder transition
- OOT:
-
Order-order transition
- OsO4 :
-
Osmium tetraoxide
- OTDD:
-
Ordered tricontinuous double diamond network
- PI:
-
Polyisoprene
- PL:
-
Perforated layer
- PS:
-
Polystyrene
- RuO4 :
-
Ruthenium tetraoxide
- SAXS:
-
Small-angle X-ray scattering
- SCFT:
-
Self-consistent field theory
- SI:
-
Polystyrene-block-polyisoprene
- TEM:
-
Transmission electron microscopy
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Hasegawa, H. (2015). Block Copolymers and Miktoarm Star-Branched Polymers. In: Hadjichristidis, N., Hirao, A. (eds) Anionic Polymerization. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54186-8_18
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