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Microphase Separation of Linear-Comb Block Copolymer Electrolyte: Electrostatic Effect and Conformational Asymmetry


By

Shen, L (Shen, Lei) [1] , [2] , [3] ; Liu, R (Liu, Rui) [1] , [2] , [3] ; Zhou, Y (Zhou, Yue) [1] , [2] , [3] ; Song, TT (Song, Tiantian) [1] , [2] , [3] ; Guan, Y (Guan, Yu) [1] , [2] , [3] ; Wu, XX (Wu, Xiaoxue) [1] , [2] , [3] ; Wei, ZZ (Wei, Zizhen) [1] , [2] , [3] ; Chen, XT (Chen, Xiaotong) [1] , [2] , [3] ; Zhang, WQ (Zhang, Wangqing) [1] , [2] , [3] , [4] ; Shi, WC (Shi, Weichao) [1] , [2] , [3] , [4]
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Source

MACROMOLECULES

Volume

57

Issue

11

Page

5230-5242

DOI

10.1021/acs.macromol.4c00444

Published

MAY 31 2024

Early Access

MAY 2024

Indexed

2024-06-07

Document Type

Article

Abstract

In this work, we synthesize a series of linear-comb block copolymers, polystyrene-b-poly(polyethylene glycol methyl ether acrylate) (PS-PPEGMEA), and study the microphase separation mechanism by LiTFSI-doping. The increasing salt concentration promotes the microphase separation of PS-PPEGMEA and also deflects the phase transition boundaries to the lower PPEGMEA volume fraction. We reveal that the effective interaction parameter exhibits a linear to nonlinear dependence on increasing salt concentration and is eventually weakened by the formation of ion clusters at high salt concentration. We further quantify the conformational asymmetry of PS-PPEGMEA by theoretical analysis and point out that the limit of the order-order transition boundaries is defined by strong segregation theory. Therefore, electrostatic interaction and conformational asymmetry jointly determine the microphase separation of PS-PPEGMEA block copolymer electrolytes. This study provides a fundamental understanding of the phase behaviors of salt-doped linear-comb block copolymers and suggests experimental strategies to modulate their nanostructures, which could be very useful for developing novel solid polymer electrolytes.