Abstract
Two scaling regimes, D∼ with δ=0.49±0.02 and 0.80±0.04, have been identified in a model set of nearly symmetric diblock copolymer melts, where D and N are the system peridocity and degree of polymerization, respectively. The crossover from δ=0.49 to 0.80 is identified as the Gaussian to stretched-coil transition (GST). Contrary to current theory, the GST occurs well below the order-disorder transition (ODT), =0.57. We associate δ=0.80 with the crossover from weak-segregation (δ=1/2) to strong-segregation (δ=2/3) behavior.
- Received 4 June 1990
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.65.1112
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