Phase behavior of solvent vapor annealed thin films of PS-b-P4VP(PDP) supramolecules van Zoelen, Wendy; Asumaa, Terhi; Ruokolainen, Janne; Ikkala, OlliI; ten Brinke, Gerrit Take-down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim.Downloaded from the University of Groningen/UMCG research database (Pure): http://www.rug.nl/research/portal. For technical reasons the number of authors shown on this cover page is limited to 10 maximum. FIN-02015 HUT Espoo, Finland ReceiVed December 13, 2007; ReVised Manuscript ReceiVed February 12, 2008 ABSTRACT: The phase behavior and terrace formation of solvent (chloroform) vapor annealed thin films of asymmetric comb-shaped supramolecules consisting of a polystyrene (PS) block and a supramolecular block of poly(4-vinylpyridine) (P4VP) hydrogen bonded with pentadecylphenol (PDP) on silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) were examined. P4VP(PDP) was found to be present at the SiO 2 interface as well as the air interface, implying symmetric boundary conditions. Because of the inherent change in composition by swelling in a selective solvent, the morphology of a lamellar film could be changed to cylindrical by swelling at different vapor pressures of chloroform vapor. Swelling at a specific vapor pressure at the phase boundary between lamellar and cylindrical resulted in noncommon terrace formation behavior. The lowest terrace consisted of two wetting layers forming one lamella, the second terrace contained perpendicular lamellae, and the highest terrace consisted of parallel P4VP(PDP) cylinders. The results are presented in a morphology diagram as a function of film thickness and composition.