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arxiv: cond-mat/0410383 · v1 · submitted 2004-10-15 · ❄️ cond-mat.soft

Density Functional Theory for Block Copolymer Melts and Blends

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keywords blendsblockcopolymersexpressiontheorydensityfunctionalgeneralization
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We derive an expression for the free energy of the blends of block copolymers expressed as a functional of the density distribution of the monomer of each block. The expression is a generalization of the Flory-Huggins-de Gennes theory for homo polymer blends, and also a generalization of the Ohta-Kawasaki theory for the melts of diblock copolymers. The expression can be used for any blends of homopolymers and block copolymers of any topological structure. The expression gives a fast and stable computational method to calculate the micro and macro phase separation of the blends of homopolymers and block copolymers.

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