Abstract
The microscopic mechanisms of electric field induced alignment of block copolymer microdomains was discussed. Grain boundary migration and rotation of grains were two distinct processes revealed using time-resolved synchrotron small-angle x-ray scattering. Two distinct microscopic mechanisms dominated the reorientation process in a certain regime of polymer concentration and temperature. The integrated scattering intensity was found to drop during the initial stage of the reorientation process and increased at later times.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 135502 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1355021-1355024 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 89 |
| Issue number | 13 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 23 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |