Determination of polyisoprene-block-poly(methyl methacrylate) domain sizes using 1H spin diffusion

in Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics (2003), 204(1), 46-51

The microphase structure of polyisoprene-block-poly(methyl methacrylate) diblock copolymers was studied using solid-state NMR techniques. Wideline separation spectroscopy reveals a narrow interphase ... [more ▼]

The microphase structure of polyisoprene-block-poly(methyl methacrylate) diblock copolymers was studied using solid-state NMR techniques. Wideline separation spectroscopy reveals a narrow interphase between the two polymers. The domain sizes of a lamellar sample and a sample with hexagonally ordered cylinders were determined using 1H spin diffusion. The lamellar sample shows a domain size of 16 ± 2 nm for the minor polyisoprene phase and a long period of 33 ± 4 nm. The cylindrical structure has a long period of 38 ± 7 nm, the diameter of the PMMA cylinders is 21 ± 4 nm. These results are about 20% below the estimates obtained from theoretical calculations according to Helfand and Wasserman [less ▲]