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20–23 Mar 2023
Campus Garching
Europe/Berlin timezone

The Structure Evolution in Thin Films of a Nearly Symmetric Polystyrene-block-Poly(methyl methacrylate) on a Layer of homopolystyrene chains

21 Mar 2023, 16:00
2h
Yards 4 - 6 (Fakultät für Maschinenwesen)

Yards 4 - 6

Fakultät für Maschinenwesen

Board: TU-264
Poster Thin Films and Interfaces Poster session TUESDAY

Speaker

Dr Chun-Ming Wu (NSRRC)

Description

The distributions of dPS in PLs // can be probed by grazing-incidence small-angle neutron scattering (GISANS) and time-of-flight neutron reflectivity (ToF-NR). In this work, by adjusting the composition (ɸPS+dPS = 63.8 vol%) of the total PS/dPS component and annealing temperature (230 and 270 °C), P(S-b-MMA)/dPS blend films mainly form perforated layers with parallel orientation (hereafter PLs //). Where basically follow up our previous studied segmental distributions of polymer chains in blend films of a weakly-segregated polystyrene-block-poly(methyl methacrylate) [P(S-b-MMA)] and deuterated polystyrene (dPS). The GISANS and ToF-NR results offer evidence that dPS chains are preferentially located at the free surface and within the PS layers for blend films that were annealed at 230 °C. Upon annealing at 270 °C, dPS chains distribute within PS layers and perforated PMMA layers. Nevertheless, dPS chains still retain a surface preference for thin films. In contrast, such surface segregation of dPS chains is prohibited for thick films when annealed at 270 °C.

Primary authors

Dr Andrew Nelson (ANSTO) Dr Chun-Ming Wu (NSRRC) Mr Jia-Wen Hong (NCU) Dr Tzu-Yen Huang (NSRRC) Prof. Ya-Sen Sun (NCKU)

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