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Hendeniya N, Chittick C, Hillery K, Abtahi S, Mosher C, Chang B. Revealing the Kinetic Phase Behavior of Block Copolymer Complexes Using Solvent Vapor Absorption-Desorption Isotherms. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:18144-18153. [PMID: 38530201 PMCID: PMC11009910 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c00076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2024] [Revised: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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Controlling the self-assembled morphologies in block copolymers heavily depends on their molecular architecture and processing conditions. Solvent vapor annealing is a versatile processive pathway to obtain highly periodic self-assemblies from high chi (χ) block copolymers (BCPs) and supramolecular BCP complexes. Despite the importance of navigating the energy landscape, controlled solvent vapor annealing (SVA) has not been investigated in BCP complexes, partly due to its intricate multicomponent nature. We introduce characteristic absorption-desorption solvent vapor isotherms as an effective way to understand swelling behavior and follow the morphological evolution of the polystyrene-block-poly(4-vinylpyridine) block copolymer complexed with pentadecylphenol (PS-b-P4VP(PDP)). Using the sorption isotherms, we identify the glass transition points, polymer-solvent interaction parameters, and bulk modulus. These parameters indicate that complexation completely screens the polymer interchain interactions. Furthermore, we established that the sorption isotherm of the homopolymer blocks serves to deconvolute the intricacy of BCP complexes. We applied our findings by developing annealing pathways for grain coarsening while preventing macroscopic film dewetting under SVA. Here, grain coarsening obeyed a power law and the growth exponent revealed a kinetic transition point for rapid self-assembly. Overall, SVA-based sorption isotherms have emerged as a critical method for understanding and developing annealing pathways for BCP complexes.
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- Nayanathara Hendeniya
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa
State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa
State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa
State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa
State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Roy
J. Carver High-Resolution Microscopy Facility, Office of Biotechnology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa
State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
- Micro-Electronics
Research Center, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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Li J, Yu X, Zhang J, Yan N, Jin J, Jiang W. Entropy-driven formation of binary superlattices assembled from polymer-tethered nanorods and nanospheres. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:12338-12341. [PMID: 37767754 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc04089e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
Abstract
Integrating binary mixtures of nanoparticles (NPs) into well-defined superstructures gives rise to novel collective properties depending on the shapes and individual properties of both species. In this paper, we studied the entropy-driven formation of binary superlattices assembled from polymer-tethered nanorods and nanospheres. The results indicated that the conformational entropy of the polymer chains and the mixing entropy of the nanorods and nanospheres are two parameters that determine the formation of binary superlattices.
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- Jinlan Li
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China.
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China.
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Changchun Normal University, Changchun 130032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China.
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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Yue B, Jia X, Baryshnikov GV, Jin X, Feng X, Lu Y, Luo M, Zhang M, Shen S, Ågren H, Zhu L. Photoexcitation‐Based Supramolecular Access to Full‐Scale Phase‐Diagram Structures through in situ Phase‐Volume Ratio Phototuning. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202209777. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202209777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Bingbing Yue
- School of Materials and Chemistry University of Shanghai for Science and Technology Shanghai 200093 China
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers Department of Macromolecular Science Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers Department of Macromolecular Science Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
- Henan Center for Outstanding Overseas Scientists College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Henan University Kaifeng Henan 475004 China
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- Laboratory of Organic Electronics Department of Science and Technology Linköping University 60174 Norrköping Sweden
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- Institute of Lasers and Biophotonics School of Biomedical Engineering Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou Zhejiang 325035 China
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- School of Materials and Chemistry University of Shanghai for Science and Technology Shanghai 200093 China
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- School of Materials and Chemistry University of Shanghai for Science and Technology Shanghai 200093 China
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers Department of Macromolecular Science Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers Department of Macromolecular Science Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers Department of Macromolecular Science Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers Department of Macromolecular Science Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- Henan Center for Outstanding Overseas Scientists College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Henan University Kaifeng Henan 475004 China
- Department of Physics and Astronomy Uppsala University 75120 Uppsala Sweden
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers Department of Macromolecular Science Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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Yue B, Jia X, Baryshnikov GV, Jin X, Feng X, Lu Y, Luo M, Zhang M, Shen S, Ågren H, Zhu L. Photoexcitation‐based Supramolecular Access to Full‐scale Phase‐diagram Structures through in situ Phase‐volume Ratio Phototuning. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202209777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Bingbing Yue
- Fudan University Department of Macromolecular Science CHINA
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- Fudan University Department of Macromolecular Science CHINA
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- Wenzhou Medical College - Chashan Campus: Wenzhou Medical University School of Biomedical Engineering CHINA
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- USST: University of Shanghai for Science and Technology School of Materials and Chemistry CHINA
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- Fudan University Department of Macromolecular Science CHINA
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- Fudan University Department of Macromolecular Science CHINA
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- Fudan University Department of Macromolecular Science CHINA
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- Fudan University Department of Macromolecular Science CHINA
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- Uppsala Universitet Department of Physics and Astronomy Roslagstullsbacken 15 10691 Stockholm SWEDEN
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- Fudan University Department of Macromolecular Science 220 Handan RoadYangpu District 200433 Shanghai CHINA
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Vargo E, Dahl JC, Evans KM, Khan T, Alivisatos P, Xu T. Using Machine Learning to Predict and Understand Complex Self-Assembly Behaviors of a Multicomponent Nanocomposite. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2203168. [PMID: 35702042 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202203168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Blends of nanoparticles, polymers, and small molecules can self-assemble into optical, magnetic, and electronic devices with structure-dependent properties. However, the relationship between a multicomponent nanocomposite's formulation and its assembled structure is complex and cannot be predicted by theory. The blends can be strongly influenced by processing conditions, which can introduce non-equilibrium states. Currently, nanocomposite devices are designed through cycles of experimental trial and error. Machine learning (ML) methods are a compelling alternative because they can use existing datasets to map high-dimensional spaces. These methods do not rely on known relationships between parameters, so they are suited to complex systems without a solid theoretical foundation. Here, a dataset of 595 microscopy images of nanocomposite thin films is used to train a series of ML models. Correlations between the input and output parameters are examined, providing new insights into the system. Finally, the most successful ML model is used to predict the structures of new nanocomposite compositions. The results confirm that ML techniques can be used to improve the efficiency of nanocomposite device design. More broadly, the current study suggests some of the advantages and challenges associated with applying ML to complex systems.
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- Emma Vargo
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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Chang BS, Li C, Dai J, Evans K, Huang J, He M, Hu W, Tian Z, Xu T. Thermal Percolation in Well-Defined Nanocomposite Thin Films. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:14579-14587. [PMID: 35311286 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c00296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Thermal percolation in polymer nanocomposites─the rapid increase in thermal transport due to the formation of networks among fillers─is the subject of great interest in thermal management ranging from general utility in multifunctional nanocomposites to high-conductivity applications such as thermal interface materials. However, It remains a challenging subject encompassing both experimental and modeling hurdles. Successful reports of thermal percolation are exclusively found in high-aspect-ratio, conductive fillers such as graphene, albeit at filler loadings significantly higher than the electrical percolation threshold. This anomaly was attributed to the lower filler-matrix thermal conductivity contrast ratio kf/km ∼104 compared to electrical conductivity ∼1012-1016. In a randomly dispersed composite, the effect of a low contrast ratio is further accentuated by uncertainties in the morphology of the percolating network and presence of other phases such as disconnected aggregates and colloidal dispersions. Thus, the general properties of percolating networks are convoluted as they lack a defined structure. In contrast, a prototypical system with controllable nanofiller placement enables the elucidation of structure-property relations such as filler size, loading, and assembly. Using self-assembled nanocomposites with a controlled 1,2,3-dimension nanoparticle (NP) arrangement, we demonstrate that thermal percolation can be achieved in spite of using spherical, nonconductive fillers (kf/km ∼60) at a low volume fraction (9 vol %). We observe that the effects of volume fraction, interfacial thermal resistance, and filler conductivity on thermal conductivity depart from effective medium approximations. Most notably, contrast ratio plays a minor role in thermal percolation above kf/km ∼60─a common range for semiconducting nanoparticles/polymer ratios. Our findings bring new perspectives and insights to thermal percolation in nanocomposites, where the limits in contrast ratio, interfacial thermal conductance, and filler size are established.
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- Boyce S Chang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Materials Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Dakhchoune M, Duan X, Villalobos LF, Hsu KJ, Zhao J, Micari M, Agrawal KV. Rapid Gas Transport from Block-Copolymer Templated Nanoporous Carbon Films. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c03039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Mostapha Dakhchoune
- Laboratory of Advanced Separations (LAS), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Sion 1951, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Advanced Separations (LAS), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Sion 1951, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Advanced Separations (LAS), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Sion 1951, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Advanced Separations (LAS), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Sion 1951, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Advanced Separations (LAS), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Sion 1951, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Advanced Separations (LAS), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Sion 1951, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Advanced Separations (LAS), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Sion 1951, Switzerland
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Vargo E, Evans KM, Wang Q, Sattler A, Qian Y, Yao J, Xu T. Orbital Angular Momentum from Self-Assembled Concentric Nanoparticle Rings. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2103563. [PMID: 34418190 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202103563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Ring-shaped nanostructures can focus, filter, and manipulate electromagnetic waves, but are challenging to incorporate into devices using standard nanofabrication techniques. Directed self-assembly (DSA) of block copolymers (BCPs) on lithographically patterned templates has successfully been used to fabricate concentric rings and spirals as etching masks. However, this method is limited by BCP phase behavior and material selection. Here, a straightforward approach to generate ring-shaped nanoparticle assemblies in thin films of supramolecular nanocomposites is demonstrated. DSA is used to guide the formation of concentric rings with radii spanning 150-1150 nm and ring widths spanning 30-60 nm. When plasmonic nanoparticles are used, ring nanodevice arrays can be fabricated in one step, and the completed devices produce high-quality orbital angular momentum (OAM). Nanocomposite DSA simplifies and streamlines nanofabrication by producing metal structures without etching or deposition steps; it also introduces interparticle coupling as a new design axis. Detailed analysis of the nanoparticle ring assemblies confirms that the supramolecular system self-regulates the spatial distribution of its components, and thus exhibits a degree of flexibility absent in DSA of BCPs alone, where structures are determined by polymer-pattern incommensurability. The present studies also provide guidelines for developing self-regulating DSA as an alternative to incommensurability-driven methods.
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- Emma Vargo
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Materials Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Materials Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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Bilchak CR, Govind S, Contreas G, Rasin B, Maguire SM, Composto RJ, Fakhraai Z. Kinetic Monitoring of Block Copolymer Self-Assembly Using In Situ Spectroscopic Ellipsometry. ACS Macro Lett 2020; 9:1095-1101. [PMID: 35653214 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Understanding the kinetic pathways of self-assembly in block copolymers (BCPs) has been a long-standing challenge, mostly due to limitations of in situ monitoring techniques. Here, we demonstrate an approach that uses optical birefringence, determined by spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE), as a measure of domain formation in cylinder- and lamellae-forming BCP films. The rapid experimental acquisition time in SE (ca. 1 sec) enables monitoring of the assembly/disassembly kinetics of BCP films during solvent-vapor annealing (SVA). We demonstrate that upon SVA, BCP films form ordered domains that are stable in the swollen state, but disorder upon rapid drying. Surprisingly, the disassembly during drying strongly depends on the duration of solvent exposure in the swollen state, explaining previous observations of loss of order in SVA processes. SE thus allows for decoupling of BCP self-assembly and disordering that occurs during solvent annealing and solvent evaporation, which is difficult to probe using other, slower techniques.
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Ott EJE, Freedman MA. Inhibition of Phase Separation in Aerosolized Water-Soluble Polymer–Polymer Nanoparticles at Small Sizes and the Effects of Molecular Weight. J Phys Chem B 2020; 124:7518-7523. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c06535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Emily-Jean E. Ott
- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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Chang BS, Ma L, He M, Xu T. NMR Studies of Block Copolymer-Based Supramolecules in Solution. ACS Macro Lett 2020; 9:1060-1066. [PMID: 35648616 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Hierarchical assemblies from block copolymer (BCP)-based supramolecules have shown immense potential as programmable materials owing to their versatility for incorporating functional molecules and provide access to arrays of hierarchical structures. However, there remains a knowledge gap on the formation of the supramolecule in solution. Here, we applied NMR techniques to investigate the solution-phase behavior of the most studied supramolecular systems, polystyrene-block-poly(4-vinylpyridine)(3-pentadecylphenol) (PS-b-P4VP(PDP)r). The results show that the supramolecule likely adopts a coil-comb conformation, despite the small molecule's (PDP) rapid exchange between the bonded and free states. The exchange rate (>104 s-1) exceeds the NMR time scale at the frequency of interest. The supramolecules form under dilute conditions (∼2 vol %) and are attributed to the enthalpic gain of the hydrogen bonding between the PDP and 4VP. As the solute concentration increases (>10 vol %), the supramolecule forms micelle-like aggregates with PDP accumulated within the comb-block's pervaded volume based on analysis of the apparent molecular weight, viscosity, and chain dynamics. This work sheds light on the long-standing question regarding the evolution of the constituents in the BCP-based supramolecule in solution and provides valuable guidance toward their solution-based processing and morphological control.
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- Boyce S Chang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States.,Materials Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Wu JB, Liu H, Lu ZY. Simulation Study of Process-Controlled Supramolecular Block Copolymer Phase Separation with Reversible Reaction Algorithm. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:E528. [PMID: 32121599 PMCID: PMC7182871 DOI: 10.3390/polym12030528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Revised: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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A supramolecular diblock copolymer formed by reversible bonds between the two blocks shows a rich microphase separation behavior and has great application potential in stimuli-responsive materials. We propose a novel method to describe supramolecular reactions in dissipative particle dynamics, which includes a reversible reaction to accurately reproduce the strength, saturation, and dynamic properties of the reversible bonds in the simulations. The thermodynamic properties and dynamic processes of the supramolecular diblock copolymer melts in both equilibrium and non-equilibrium states were studied using this method. The simulation results show that the method can faithfully characterize phase behaviors and dynamic properties of supramolecular diblock copolymer melts, especially in a non-equilibrium state, which provides a novel tool to unveil self-assembly mechanism and describe the properties of supramolecular block copolymers.
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- Jian-Bo Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, China;
- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Coal Utilization and Green Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, China;
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Alvarez‐Fernandez A, Valdes‐Vango F, Martín JI, Vélez M, Quirós C, Hermida‐Merino D, Portale G, Alameda JM, García Alonso FJ. Tailoring block copolymer nanoporous thin films with acetic acid as a small guest molecule. POLYM INT 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/pi.5901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Alberto Alvarez‐Fernandez
- Departamento de Quimica Orgánica e InorgánicaUniversidad de Oviedo Oviedo Spain
- Department of Chemical EngineeringUniversity College London London UK
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- Departamento de FísicaUniversidad de Oviedo Oviedo Spain
- CINN (CSIC‐Universidad de Oviedo) El Entrego Spain
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- Departamento de FísicaUniversidad de Oviedo Oviedo Spain
- CINN (CSIC‐Universidad de Oviedo) El Entrego Spain
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- Departamento de FísicaUniversidad de Oviedo Oviedo Spain
- CINN (CSIC‐Universidad de Oviedo) El Entrego Spain
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- Departamento de FísicaUniversidad de Oviedo Oviedo Spain
- CINN (CSIC‐Universidad de Oviedo) El Entrego Spain
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- Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), DUBBLE CRG@ESRF Grenoble France
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- Macromolecular Chemistry and New Polymeric Material, Zernike Institute for Advanced MaterialsUniversity of Groningen Groningen The Netherlands
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- Departamento de FísicaUniversidad de Oviedo Oviedo Spain
- CINN (CSIC‐Universidad de Oviedo) El Entrego Spain
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- Departamento de Quimica Orgánica e InorgánicaUniversidad de Oviedo Oviedo Spain
- CINN (CSIC‐Universidad de Oviedo) El Entrego Spain
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Cheng X, Böker A, Tsarkova L. Temperature-Controlled Solvent Vapor Annealing of Thin Block Copolymer Films. Polymers (Basel) 2019; 11:E1312. [PMID: 31390732 PMCID: PMC6722758 DOI: 10.3390/polym11081312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2019] [Revised: 08/01/2019] [Accepted: 08/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
Abstract
Solvent vapor annealing is as an effective and versatile alternative to thermal annealing to equilibrate and control the assembly of polymer chains in thin films. Here, we present scientific and practical aspects of the solvent vapor annealing method, including the discussion of such factors as non-equilibrium conformational states and chain dynamics in thin films in the presence of solvent. Homopolymer and block copolymer films have been used in model studies to evaluate the robustness and the reproducibility of the solvent vapor processing, as well as to assess polymer-solvent interactions under confinement. Advantages of utilizing a well-controlled solvent vapor environment, including practically interesting regimes of weakly saturated vapor leading to poorly swollen states, are discussed. Special focus is given to dual temperature control over the set-up instrumentation and to the potential of solvo-thermal annealing. The evaluated insights into annealing dynamics derived from the studies on block copolymer films can be applied to improve the processing of thin films of crystalline and conjugated polymers as well as polymer composite in confined geometries.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xiao Cheng
- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP, Geiselbergstr. 69, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
- Lehrstuhl für Polymermaterialien und Polymertechnologie, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
| | - Alexander Böker
- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP, Geiselbergstr. 69, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
- Lehrstuhl für Polymermaterialien und Polymertechnologie, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
| | - Larisa Tsarkova
- Deutsches Textilforschungszentrum Nord-West (DNTW), Adlerstr. 1, 47798 Krefeld, Germany.
- Chair of Colloid Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1-3, 119991 Moscow, Russia.
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