Ordered structures of styrene–butadiene block copolymers in the solid state

Abstract

Abstract Several narrow molecular weight distribution block copolymers were prepared by a two‐stage anionic polymerization technique. Films cast from these solutions were studied by electron microscopy. Replicas showed that the film surfaces were composed of layered structures with various orientations. Micrographs of ultrathin sections of stained films demonstrate that layered structure occur throughout the film. The widths of the copolymer layer spacings increase with increasing molecular weight and agree quite well with the calculated values.