Effect of crystallization of the polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane block on self-assembly in hybrid organic-inorganic block copolymers with salt

[EN] We present a DSC and X-ray scattering study investigating the effect of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) block crystallinity on the self-assembly of a poly(acryloisobutyl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane)- b -poly(ethylene oxide)- b -poly(acryloisobutyl polyhedral oligomeric sils...

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Autores: Sethi, Gurmukh K., Chakraborty, Saheli, Zhu, Chenhui, Schaible, Eric, Villaluenga Arranz, Irune, Balsara, Nitash P.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/52612
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/52612
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:block copolymers
hybrid
electrolytes
phase behavior
phase separation
phase transition
self-assembly
crystallization
semi-crystalline polymers
POSS
poly(ethylene oxide)
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Sumario:[EN] We present a DSC and X-ray scattering study investigating the effect of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) block crystallinity on the self-assembly of a poly(acryloisobutyl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane)- b -poly(ethylene oxide)- b -poly(acryloisobutyl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane) (POSS-PEO-POSS) triblock copolymer and poly(ethylene oxide)- b - poly(acryloisobutyl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane) (PEO-POSS) diblock copolymers mixed with lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide salt. The POSS block in all copolymer/salt mixture organizes into a rhombohedral crystal, similar to that of the POSS homopolymer. Semicrystalline polymer/salt mixtures favor morphologies with flat interfaces ( i.e ., lamellae) despite the asymmetric nature of the copolymers; PEO/salt volume fractions range from 0 to 0.85. Coexisting lamellae and hexagonally packed cylinders as well as coexisting lamellae with different domain spacings are seen in many copolymer/salt mixtures wherein the POSS block is amorphous. Morphological phase transitions in these systems are seen in the vicinity of the POSS crystallization temperature.