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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 27.
Published in final edited form as: Adv Funct Mater. 2015 Apr 11;25(20):3057–3065. doi: 10.1002/adfm.201404053

Table 2.

Solvent mixtures and times leading to various morphologies and the structural morphology in the dry phase after solvent vapor annealing.

Solvent Vol/Vol Mixtures (THF/MeOH) Swell Time (seconds) Final Resulting Morphology Polymer Volume Fraction (f) Lattice Parameter Vertical Shrinkage (%)
As-Cast n.a. Perpendicular Lamellae 100% 29 n.a
80/20 (swollen state) 6300 Parallel Lamellae, swollen 32% 32 None
80/20 (dry state) n.a Parallel Lamellae, dry 100% 15 50%a
50/50 (swollen state) 6300 BCC (110) Spheres, swollen 40% 42 None
50/50 (dry state) n.a BCC 110) Spheres, dry 100% 42 42%
20/80 (swollen state) 6300 Parallel Cylinders swollen 33% 35 None
20/80 (dry state) n.a Parallel Cylinders dry 100% 35 35%
50/50 (swollen state) 20700 (Hexagonal)b 40%
50/50 (dry state) n.a Gyroid (211) dry 100% 71 45%

Lattice constant firs are good to about +/− 2nm.

a

n.a.: not applicable, estimated from lamellar periods

b

structure was not identified.