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  • Title: On the orientation of lamellar block copolymer phases under shear.
    Author: Fraser B, Denniston C, Müser MH.
    Journal: J Chem Phys; 2006 Mar 14; 124(10):104902. PubMed ID: 16542099.
    Abstract:
    Self-assembled lamellar structures composed of block copolymers are simulated by molecular dynamics. The response of a bulk system to external shear is investigated, in particular, the average energy, the entropy production, and the stability of the lamellae's orientation. We distinguish two orientations, a parallel orientation in which the normal to the lamellae sheets lies in the direction of the shear gradient, and a perpendicular orientation in which the normal lies perpendicular to the shear gradient and shear direction. The perpendicular phase is stable throughout all shear rates. The parallel phase has higher internal energy and larger entropy production than the perpendicular phase and moreover becomes unstable at relatively small shear rates. The perpendicular orientation should therefore be more stable at any finite shear rate. Surface effects are probably responsible for the stability of the parallel phase observed experimentally at small shear rates.
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