The anion sequence in the phase transformation of mesostructures templated by non-ionic block copolymers

A p6m to Ia3d mesophase evolution is achieved by simply adjusting the acidity and/or anion species in the presence of block copolymers; the unusual anion sequence that affects the phase behavior of block copolymer templated mesostructured solids is revealed to be SO42-(HSO4-) > NO3- > Br- > Cl-.