Gyroid versus double-diamond in ABC triblock copolymer melts

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 785-796

  Matsen, M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MACROMOLECULES; MOLTEN MATERIALS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; ORDER DISORDER TRANSITIONS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VOLUME FRACTION;

DOUBLE DIAMOND; GYROID; SELF CONSISTENT FIELD THEORY; STRONG SEGREGATION THEORY; TRIBLOCK COPOLYMER;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 0032495287     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.475439     Document Type: Article

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