Concentration fluctuation effects on the phase behavior of compressible diblock copolymers

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 120, Issue 20, 2004, Pages 9831-9840

  Cho, Junhan ^a  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; COOLING; ETHERS; FREE ENERGY; FUNCTIONS; LATTICE CONSTANTS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOMERS; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE DIAGRAMS; THERMODYNAMICS;

CONCENTRATION FLUCTUATION; COPOLYMER SYSTEMS; HARTREE ANALYSIS; PHASE BEHAVIOR;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 2942587234     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1724819     Document Type: Article

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