Block copolymer self-assembly for nanophotonics

M Stefik, S Guldin, S Vignolini, U Wiesner… - Chemical Society …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The ability to control and modulate the interaction of light with matter is crucial to achieve
desired optical properties including reflection, transmission, and selective polarization …

Ordered network mesostructures in block polymer materials

AJ Meuler, MA Hillmyer, FS Bates - Macromolecules, 2009 - ACS Publications
Block polymers are formed by the covalent union of two or more chemically distinct
homopolymers. These composite macromolecules self-assemble into a variety of ordered …

Soft, malleable double diamond twin

X Feng, MS Dimitriyev… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
A twin boundary (TB) is a common low energy planar defect in crystals including those with
the atomic diamond structure (C, Si, Ge, etc.). We study twins in a self-assembled soft matter …

Networked and chiral nanocomposites from ABC triblock terpolymer coassembly with transition metal oxide nanoparticles

M Stefik, S Wang, R Hovden, H Sai, MW Tate… - Journal of Materials …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Multicomponent materials with ordered nanoscale networks are critical for applications
ranging from microelectronics to energy conversion and storage devices which require …

Bicontinuous double-diamond structures formed in ternary blends of AB diblock copolymers with block chains of different lengths

W Takagi, J Suzuki, Y Aoyama, T Mihira… - …, 2019 - ACS Publications
We report on the formation of a bicontinuous double diamond (DD) structure in ternary
blends of poly (styrene-b-isoprene)(SI) diblock copolymers with chains of different lengths …

Formation of tetragonally-packed rectangular cylinders from ABC block terpolymer blends

Y Asai, K Yamada, M Yamada, A Takano… - ACS Macro …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Effect of composition distribution of ABC linear terpolymers on the formation of periodic
structures was investigated. Five poly (isoprene-b-styrene-b-2-vinylpyridine)(ISP) triblock …

Self‐Assembly of Single‐Diamond‐Surface Networks

Q Sheng, H Chen, W Mao, C Cui, S Che… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Biological scaffolds with hyperbolic surfaces, especially single gyroid and single‐diamond
structures, have sparked immense interest for creating novel materials due to their …

Gyroid structures at highly asymmetric volume fractions by blending of ABC triblock terpolymer and AB diblock copolymer

S Ahn, J Kwak, C Choi, Y Seo, JK Kim, B Lee - Macromolecules, 2017 - ACS Publications
We investigated, via small-angle X-ray scattering and transmission electron microscopy, the
morphologies of binary blend of polyisoprene-b-polystyrene-b-poly (2-vinylpyridine)(ISP) …

Phase behavior of neat triblock copolymers and copolymer/homopolymer blends near network phase windows

MS Tureau, L Rong, BS Hsiao, TH Epps III - Macromolecules, 2010 - ACS Publications
The phase behavior of poly (isoprene-b-styrene-b-methyl methacrylate)(ISM) copolymers
near the styrene-rich network phase window was examined through the use of neat triblock …

Conformational and topological correlations in non-frustated triblock copolymers with homopolymers

N Buchanan, K Browka, L Ketcham, H Le… - Soft Matter, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The phase behavior of non-frustrated ABC block copolymers polymers, modeling poly
(isoprene-b-styrene-b-ethylene oxide)(ISO), is studied using dissipative particle dynamic …