Direct 3D observation of grain boundary in cylindrical microdomains

Kaoru Yasuda, Yukihiro Nishikawa, Hiroshi Jinnai, Toshio Nishi

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Abstract

Grain boundary structure of cylindrical microdomains in a block copolymer system was studied by Transmission Electron Microtomography(TEMT). TEMT clearly visualized the three-dimensional(3D) structures at the grain boundary. The winding of cylindrical domains in the boundary region was found. At the grain boundary, the cylindrical domains seemed to avoid the structure with divergence. It is supposed that the cylindrical domains solved the mismatch of hexagonal lattices of both grains by winding.

Original languageEnglish
Pages3458-3459
Number of pages2
Publication statusPublished - 2005
Event54th SPSJ Symposium on Macromolecules - Yamagata, Japan
Duration: 2005 Sept 202005 Sept 22

Conference

Conference54th SPSJ Symposium on Macromolecules
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityYamagata
Period05/9/2005/9/22

Keywords

  • Block Copolymer
  • Grain Boundary
  • Microphase-Separated Structures
  • Transmission Electron Microtomography

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