We critically review the modelling and simulations of surface-directed spinodal
decomposition, namely, the dynamics of phase separation of a critical or near-critical binary …

Polymer mixtures and block copolymers in thin film geometry find much recent attention,
both theoretically [1–63] and experimentally [5, 7, 8, 29, 64–122]. This interest arises …

Thin films of polymer semiconductors are being intensively investigated for large-area
electronics applications such as light-emitting diodes, photovoltaic cells and thin-film …

We develop a numerical method for examining complex morphologies in thin films of block
copolymer using self-consistent field theory. Applying the method to confined films of …

The structure of thin films of a symmetric diblock copolymer, P (dS-b-MMA)(dS=
perdeuterated styrene, MMA= methyl methacrylate), was investigated near preferential and …

Determining the relationship between charge transport and morphology is key to increasing
the charge carrier mobility of conjugated polymers. This review details a fundamental study …

We have used a dynamic density functional theory (DDFT) for polymeric systems, to simulate
the formation of micro phases in a melt of an asymmetric block copolymer, A n B m (f A= 1/3) …

We report the first Monte Carlo simulations of the morphology of asymmetric diblock
copolymer thin films confined between two homogeneous and identical surfaces. The …

The phase behavior of cylinder-forming ABA block copolymers in thin films is modeled in
detail using dynamic density functional theory and compared with recent experiments on …

A topographically patterned substrate can be used to template a large, single crystalline
grain of block copolymer spherical domains. Both the geometry of the substrate and the …