Abstract
The relaxation dynamics of a homogeneous poly(styrene)-poly(butadiene) star diblock copolymer melt following step shear flow is studied as its temperature is lowered through the microphase separation temperature (MST). Transient Raman scattering, birefringence, and mechanical rheometry measurements are used to investigate segment and composition pattern relaxation dynamics. The birefringence was determined to be primarily form birefringence, and its relaxation rate was found to decrease dramatically in the vicinity of the MST. At temperatures close to the MST, the shear stress, first normal stress difference, and segment orientation anisotropy (from Raman scattering measurements) relaxation rates also decreased
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