Abstract
We prepared a series of dendritic–linear block copolymers (DLBCPs) bearing a semirigid Percec-type dendron with ionophilic poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) tails and a polystyrene (PS) linear polymer by nitroxide-mediated living radical polymerization (NMRP). As the DLBCPs are connected by an ester linkage, through hydrolysis the molecular weights of the DLBCPs were precisely characterized by gel permeation chromatography and MALDI-TOF MS. Differential scanning calorimetry, small-angle X-ray scattering, and transmission electron microscopy were used to investigate the phase behaviors of the DLBCPs. Results show that the PEG tails of the semirigid dendron display a cold crystallization peak and a melting peak during the second heating process, while for the neat DLBCPs, the crystallization of the PEG tails is completely inhibited, and only the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the PS block is observed. However, Tg of the dendron block can be observed by complexing the DLBCPs with LiCF3SO3, suggesting that mi...
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