Surface Stability in Liquid-Crystalline Block Copolymers with Semifluorinated Monodendron Side Groups
Surface Stability in Liquid-Crystalline Block Copolymers with Semifluorinated Monodendron Side Groups
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DOI:
10.1021/ma992111s
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发表时间:
2000-07
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影响因子:
5.5
通讯作者:
M. Xiang;Xuefa Li;C. Ober;K. Char;J. Genzer;E. Sivaniah;E. Kramer;D. Fischer
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作者:
M. Xiang;Xuefa Li;C. Ober;K. Char;J. Genzer;E. Sivaniah;E. Kramer;D. Fischer
Block copolymers with semifluorinated monodendron side groups were synthesized by attachment of a first generation 2- or 3-armed monodendron acid chloride to a hydroxylated poly(styrene-b-1,2/3,4-isoprene). A convergent growth strategy was developed to synthesize the monodendron groups in good yield using an approach that could be extended to higher generation monodendrons. High extents of attachment were achieved despite the steric effects of the bulky monodendron side groups. The resulting polymers formed a smectic B mesophase at room temperature as determined by WAXS data. The transition temperatures, mesophase range, and enthalpy of the smectic B−isotropic transition were all affected by side-group structural factors such as flexible spacer length, mesogen length, and monodendron core. The critical surface tensions of the resulting semifluorinated polymers were as low as ∼8 mN/m as determined by Zisman analysis. Surface stability of polymer films in a polar liquid environment was strongly dependent on...