Surface dynamics of micellar diblock copolymer films

ORAL

Abstract

We studied the structure and surface dynamics of poly(styrene)-b-poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PS-b-PDMS) diblock copolymer films with micellar PDMS surrounded by PS shells. By `in-situ' high resolution synchrotron x-ray reflectivity and diffuse scattering, we obtained exact thickness, electron density and surface tension. A segregation layer near the top surface was appeared with increasing temperature Surface dynamics were measured as a function of film thickness and temperature by x-ray photon correlation spectroscopy. The best fit to relaxation time constants as a function of in-plane wavevectors were analyzed with a theory based on capillary waves with hydrodynamics with bilayer model Finally the viscosities for the top segregated layer as well as for the bottom layer are obtained at given temperatures

Authors

  • Sanghoon Song

    Sogang University, Korea, Sogang University

  • Wonsuk Cha

    Sogang University, Korea, Sogang University

  • Hyunjung Kim

    Sogang University, Korea, Sogang University

  • Zhang Jiang

    X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne National Lab

  • Suresh Narayanan

    Advanced Photon Source, X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, Argonne National Lab