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- Title
Shear-Induced Orientation of Gyroid PS- b-P4VP(PDP) Supramolecules.
- Authors
Vukovic, Ivana; Friedrich, Heiner; Merino, Daniel Hermida; Portale, Giuseppe; ten Brinke, Gerrit; Loos, Katja
- Abstract
The phase behavior of block copolymer based supramolecular complexes polystyrene- block-poly(4-vinylpyridine) (PS- b-P4VP) and amphiphilic pentadecylphenol (PDP) molecules resembles the phase behavior of conventional block copolymers. Several PS- b-P4VP(PDP) complexes are found to self-assemble into gyroid nanostructures. Typically, the grains are randomly oriented with a maximal size of several micrometers. Here, the orientation of a gyroid PS- b-P4VP(PDP) complex upon shearing is reported. It is found that the (111) gyroid lattice direction orients parallel to the shear direction after only several seconds of large amplitude oscillatory shearing. Oriented gyroid complexes can be used as templates for the preparation of metal nanofoams with improved ordering with potentially superior properties.
- Subjects
BLOCK copolymers; VINYLPYRIDINE; AMPHIPHILES; POLYSTYRENE; SHEARING force; LATTICE dynamics
- Publication
Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2013, Vol 34, Issue 15, p1208
- ISSN
1022-1336
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/marc.201300326