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POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE
Volume 51, Issue 7, Pages 1339-1346Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/pen.21932
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- National Science Council [NSC 97-2221-E-006-024]
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The morphology of polystyrene-b-poly(2-vinyl pyridine) thin films annealed under various neutral solvents was investigated. The morphological transition depends on the vapor pressure of the solvent, the quantity of the solvent in the film, and annealing time. We introduced the volume fraction of solvent in a film (Q) to correlate these factors to the morphology. At low Q, the amount of solvent that penetrates into the film is limited and it cannot induce enough chain mobility. Thus, thin film shows short stripes or a worm-like structure. At high Q, the great diffusion of solvent into the film facilitates polymer mobility, leading to an ordered structure. Our results also suggested that the dewetting mechanism of thin film depends on Q. At low Q, dewetting develops via the nucleation and growth. At high Q, the condensation of solvent on the surface removes some polymer and dewetting is dominated by spinodal. mechanism. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 51:1339-1346, 2011. (C) 2011 Society of Plastics Engineers
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