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Frank–Kasper Phases Identified in PDMS‐ b ‐PTFEA Copolymers with High Conformational Asymmetry
Author(s) -
Jeon Seungbae,
Jun Taesuk,
Jo Seongjun,
Ahn Hyungju,
Lee Seungwoo,
Lee Byeongdu,
Ryu Du Yeol
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.201900259
Subject(s) - copolymer , materials science , small angle x ray scattering , asymmetry , phase (matter) , polymer chemistry , polymer , acrylate , solid state , crystallography , chemical engineering , polymer science , scattering , chemistry , organic chemistry , composite material , optics , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
In the search for the formation of Frank–Kasper phases from diblock copolymer self‐assembly, a series of compositionally asymmetric poly(dimethylsiloxane)‐ b ‐poly(2,2,2‐triflouroethyl acrylate)s (PDMS‐ b ‐PTFEAs) are synthesized to produce PDMS‐rich phases with PDMS volume fractions ( f PDMS ) ranging from 0.746 to 0.869. As determined by small‐angle X‐ray scattering analysis, the Frank–Kasper σ and C14 phases are identified at f PDMS = 0.796 and 0.851, respectively, plausibly due to high conformational asymmetry (ε ≈ 2.20) between the two blocks. Intriguingly, the σ phase develops during heating from a short‐range liquid‐like packing (LLP) state, whereas the C14 phase is achieved at room temperature, which are both followed by a disordering at higher temperatures. Based on thermal experiments from a super cooled disordered state, the findings further provide compelling evidence of an LLP‐hexagonally packed cylinder‐σ transition and a direct pathway to the C14 phase during heating from an LLP state.