Lattice Monte Carlo simulations of the gyroid phase in monodisperse and bidisperse block copolymer systems

Macromolecules

Volumn 38, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 8522-8531

  Martínez Veracoechea, Francisco J ^a   Escobedo, Fernando A ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAIN-LENGTH BIDISPERSITY; GYROID PHASE; LATTICE MONTE CARLO (MC) SIMULATIONS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 26944473212     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma051214+     Document Type: Article

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