ISSN:
0887-6266
Keywords:
segregation
;
interfacial tension
;
polymer microemulsion
;
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
We have studied the segregation of a block copolymer of poly(d8-styrene-b-2-vinylpyridine) (dPS-PVP) at the interface between polystyrene and a random copolymer of poly(styreneran-4-hydroxystyrene) (PS-r-PPHS). Forward recoil spectrometry (FRES) was used to measure the equilibrium excess (z*) of the dPS-PVP chains at the interface as a function of its volume fraction in the bulk PS phase (φ∞). It was found that there is a sharp increase in z* at a critical value of φ∞. This upturn indicates the formation of a microemulsion of PS and the random copolymer PS-r-PPHS due to a vanishing of the interfacial tension caused by the strong adsorption of the block copolymer. Cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy (TEM) of the interface shows that this microemulsion starts to form at the interface by forming a deeply corrugated structure where the “wavelength” of the corrugations is of the order of 50 nm. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Additional Material:
6 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/polb.1995.090331706
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