Abstract
Co-assembly of ABC linear triblock copolymer/nanoparticle into bump-surface multicompartment hybrids in selective solvent was studied through self-consistent field theory (SCFT) simulation. Results from three-dimensional SCFT simulation showed that the hybrid morphology depended on the length and number of grafted chains, whereas the number and shape of bumps relied on nanoparticle size. Moreover, the simulation results showed that the length and number of grafted chains had equivalent effect on hybrid morphology. Calculated results indicated that entropy was a more important factor than enthalpy in the co-assembly.
Highlights
Amphiphilic block copolymers have attracted considerable attention for many researchers due to their selfassembly capability in selective solvent
The hybrid morphology and the location of nanoparticles are important for realizing the full potential of polymer/nanoparticle hybrid materials
The hybrid morphology formed by linear ABC triblock copolymer/nanoparticle was investigated using self-consistent field theory (SCFT) simulation
Summary
Amphiphilic block copolymers have attracted considerable attention for many researchers due to their selfassembly capability in selective solvent. Questions, the effect of nanoparticle size as well as the length and number of grafted copolymer chains on the morphologies of multicompartment micelles was studied through SCFT simulation. QT, QG and QS are the partition function of a single polymer chain, a polymer-grafted nanoparticle and a solvent, respectively.
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