Thermally switchable thin films of an ABC triblock copolymer of poly(n-butyl methacrylate)-poly(methyl methacrylate)-poly(2-fluoroethyl methacrylate)

Shanju Zhang; Zhan Liu; David G. Bucknall; Lihong He; Kunlun Hong; Jimmy W. Mays; Mark G. Allen

doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2011.06.098

Thermally switchable thin films of an ABC triblock copolymer of poly(n-butyl methacrylate)-poly(methyl methacrylate)-poly(2-fluoroethyl methacrylate)

Shanju Zhang, Zhan Liu, David G. Bucknall^*, Lihong He, Kunlun Hong, Jimmy W. Mays, Mark G. Allen

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Abstract

The thermo-responsive behavior of polymer films consisting of novel linear triblock copolymers of poly(n-butyl methacrylate)-poly(methyl methacrylate)-poly(2-fluoroethyl methacrylate) (PnBuMA-PMMA-P2FEMA) are reported using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), atomic forcing microscopy (AFM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and contacting angle (CA) measurements. The surface morphology, wettability and chemical structure of thin films of these triblock copolymers on silicon wafers as a function of temperature have been investigated. It has been shown that the wettability of the films is thermally switchable. Detailed structural analysis shows that thermo-responsive surface composition changes are produced. The underlying mechanism of the thermoresponsive behavior is discussed. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	9673-9677
Number of pages	5
Journal	Applied Surface Science
Volume	257
Issue number	22
Early online date	24 Jun 2011
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2011.06.098
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2011

Keywords

Block copolymers
Thin films
Stimuli-sensitive polymers
Surface structure
Wettability
RAY PHOTOELECTRON-SPECTROSCOPY
ATOMIC-FORCE MICROSCOPY
BLOCK-COPOLYMERS
POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE)
SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION
MICROPHASE SEPARATION
RESPONSIVE SURFACES
DIBLOCK COPOLYMERS
HYDROPHOBIC BLOCK
POLYMERS

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Thermally switchable thin films of an ABC triblock copolymer of poly(n-butyl methacrylate)-poly(methyl methacrylate)-poly(2-fluoroethyl methacrylate)

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