Lamellae alignment by shear flow in a model of a diblock copolymer

Authors
Drolet, F Chen, PL Vinals, J
Citation
F. Drolet et al., Lamellae alignment by shear flow in a model of a diblock copolymer, MACROMOLEC, 32(25), 1999, pp. 8603-8610
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science
Journal title
MACROMOLECULES
ISSN journal
00249297 → ACNP
Volume
32
Issue
25
Year of publication
1999
Pages
8603 - 8610
Database
ISI
SICI code
0024-9297(199912)32:25<8603:LABSFI>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
A mesoscopic model of a diblock copolymer is used to study the stability of a lamellar structure under a uniform shear flow. We first obtain the nonli near lamellar solutions under both steady and oscillatory shear flows. Regi ons of existence of these solutions are determined as a function of the par ameters of the model and of the flow. Finally, we address the stability of the lamellar solution against long-wavelength perturbations.