Fig. 6: Kinetic trapping effects.
From: Priming self-assembly pathways by stacking block copolymers
MD simulation ordering histories for C/L, C:L, and L/C. The structural evolution is denoted by the change in BCP chain composition through the film depth, as a function of simulation time (in units of \({t}_{0}=0.06\times {10}^{6}\tau\), which is the approximate timescale at which morphologies first become discernable). The influence of kinetic barriers is demonstrated by the eventual convergence of the L/C and C:L systems, versus the kinetic trapping of the C/L configuration.
