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Diblock copolymers blended with homopolymer may self-assemble into spherical,cylindrical or lamellar aggregates. Transitions between these structures may bedriven by varying the homopolymer molecular weight or the molecular weight orcomposition of the diblock. Using self-consistent field theory (SCFT), wereproduce these effects. Our results are compared with X-ray scattering andtransmission electron microscopy measurements by Kinning, Winey and Thomas andgood agreement is found, although the tendency to form cylindrical and lamellarstructures is sometimes overestimated due to our neglect of edge effects due tothe finite size of these aggregates. Our results demonstrate thatself-consistent field theory can provide detailed information on theself-assembly of isolated block copolymer aggregates.

Micelle shape transitions in block copolymer/homopolymer blends: comparison of self-consistent field theory with experiment