Formation of unusual microphase-separated ultrathin films of poly(vinyl catechol-: Block -styrene) (PVCa- b -PSt) at the air-water interface by solution casting onto water

Hiroshi Yabu; Shusaku Nagano

doi:10.1039/c7ra06574d

Formation of unusual microphase-separated ultrathin films of poly(vinyl catechol-: Block -styrene) (PVCa- b -PSt) at the air-water interface by solution casting onto water

Hiroshi Yabu, Shusaku Nagano

Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR)

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This report describes the preparation of ultrathin films possessing unusual fingerprint-like morphologies for poly(vinyl catechol-block-styrene) (PVCa-b-PSt) at the air-water interface by simply mixing a solution into water followed by solvent evaporation. Structural analysis and comparison with typical surface micelles of amphiphilic diblock copolymers indicated that precipitation and micelle aggregation played a significant role in the formation and unusual microphase separation of PVCa-b-PSt ultrathin films. In addition, the interior structures of the ultrathin films could be adjusted by adding homo-polystyrene (hPSt). Silver nanoparticle arrays were formed by immersing ultrathin films in aqueous AgNO₃ and a microphase-separated structure in the ultrathin films could act as a template for the arrays.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	33086-33090
Number of pages	5
Journal	RSC Advances
Volume	7
Issue number	53
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c7ra06574d
Publication status	Published - 2017

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