2 papers
cond-mat.soft2026
Microphase Separation and Ionic Aggregation in Oppositely Charged End-Functionalized Polymer Blends
Chao Duan, Zhen-Gang Wang
We study the phase behavior of binary blends of polymers with oppositely charged termini using an ion-correlation-augmented self-consistent field theory (IC-SCFT). Under the low di…
cond-mat.soft2026
End-Functionalized Ions Promote Stability of Highly Frustrated Phases in Diblock Copolymers
Chao Duan, Zhen-Gang Wang
Block copolymers self-assemble into ordered nanostructures whose geometry is governed by a competition between interfacial energy and chain conformational entropy. While this compe…