The invention provides a class of wedge-type block copolymers having a plurality of chemically different blocks, at least a portion of which incorporates a wedge group-containing block providing useful properties. For example, use of one or more wedge group-containing blocks in some block copolymers of the invention significantly inhibits chain entanglement and, thus, the present block copolymers materials provide a class of polymer materials capable of efficient molecular self-assembly to generate a range of structures, such as periodic nanostructures and microstructures. Materials of the present invention include copolymers having one or more wedge group-containing blocks, and optionally for some applications copolymers also incorporating one or more polymer side group-containing blocks. The present invention also provides useful methods of making and using wedge-type block copolymers.
本发明提供了一类楔形嵌段共聚物,其具有多个
化学不同的嵌段,其中至少一部分包含含楔形基团的嵌段,可以提供有用的性质。例如,在本发明的某些嵌段共聚物中使用一个或多个含楔形基团的嵌段,可以显著抑制链缠结,因此,本嵌段共聚物材料提供了一类聚合物材料,能够有效地进行分子自组装,生成各种结构,例如周期性纳米结构和微结构。本发明的材料包括具有一个或多个含楔形基团的共聚物,对于某些应用,共聚物还可以包括一个或多个聚合物侧基团含有的嵌段。本发明还提供了有用的制备和使用楔形嵌段共聚物的方法。