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Hidden Hyperuniformity in Bottlebrush Polymer Melts

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Author(s)

Alexandros Chremos, Jack F. Douglas

Abstract

We show that the backbone chains of bottlebrush polymer melts exhibit a hidden hyperuniform packing over a wide temperature range above glass transition temperature. These findings open a venue for a practical design of hyperuniform polymeric materials for potential applications.
Citation
Physical Review Letters
Volume
121
Pub Type
Journals

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https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.258002
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Keywords

hyperuniformity, polymer melts, bottlebrush polymer
Thermodynamics, Polymers and Condensed matter

Citation

Chremos, A. and Douglas, J. (2018), Hidden Hyperuniformity in Bottlebrush Polymer Melts, Physical Review Letters, [online], https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.258002, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=925801 (Accessed April 19, 2024)

Created December 20, 2018, Updated October 12, 2021