Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Rod–Rod Block Copolymers with Different Rod Diameters
Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Rod–Rod Block Copolymers with Different Rod Diameters
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DOI:
10.1021/ma4014687
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发表时间:
2013-09
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5.5
通讯作者:
Feng Zhou;Tieying Ye;Lingying Shi;Changmin Xie;Shankui Chang;Xinghe Fan;Zhihao Shen
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作者:
Feng Zhou;Tieying Ye;Lingying Shi;Changmin Xie;Shankui Chang;Xinghe Fan;Zhihao Shen
We synthesized a series of rod–rod block copolymers, poly(octyl-4′-(octyloxy)-2-vinylbiphenyl-4-carboxylate)-b-poly(γ-benzyl-l-glutamate) (PVBP-b-PBLG) with different rod diameters, and we focused on the effect of size disparity on their self-assembling behaviors in bulk. By using differential scanning calorimetry, wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD), small-angle X-ray scattering, and transmission electron microscopy techniques, we found that the columnar nematic (ΦN) liquid crystalline phase of PVBP and the hexagonal columnar (ΦH) phase of PBLG were disrupted to different extents depending on the volume fractions of PVBP (fPVBP’s). When fPVBP is about 60%, the ΦH phase of PBLG is retained with the appearance of the two second-order diffractions in WAXD patterns. When fPVBP is increased to above 73%, the ordered structure of PBLG is destroyed, and when fPVBP is 91% even the first-order diffraction peak disappears. At the same time, the ΦN phase of PVBP changes from poorly ordered to well ordered with incr...