PMSE 373 |
| We have performed parallel self-consistent field (SCF) calculations in continuum to study the self-assembled morphology of symmetric diblock copolymers confined between two parallel and homogeneous surfaces. The SCF equations are solved with high accuracy in real space, without a priori knowledge of the possible morphologies. Effects of surface preference and film thickness are investigated in detail. In addition to simple morphologies (i.e., surface parallel and perpendicular lamellae), complex two- and three-dimensional morphologies are found in both cases and their stable regions are determined. Our SCF calculations also reveal the formation mechanism of these complex morphologies. |
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Joint PMSE/POLY Poster Session
6:00 PM-8:00 PM, Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Pennsylvania Convention Center -- Hall C, Poster
Division of Polymeric Materials: Science & Engineering |