2005/01/18 by Gregory M. Grason, Randall D. Kamien · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #cond-mat.soft #cond-mat.mtrl-sci
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physreve.71.051801
published as Phys. Rev. E 71 (2005) 051801 · 12 pages, 10 includes figures
arxiv created 2005/01/18 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
We present a numerical algorithm to evaluate the self-consistent field theory for melts composed of block copolymers with multiply-branched architecture. We present results for the case of branched copolymers with doubly-functional groups for multiple branching generations. We discuss the stability of the cubic phase of spherical micelles, the A15 phase, as a consequence of tendency of the AB interfaces to conform to the polyhedral environment of the Voronoi cell of the micelle lattice.