Scientific Achievement
Realized entropy-driven behavior by diversifying blend composition in organic/inorganic hybrids to kinetically realize hierarchical assemblies in a miscible state.
Significance and Impact
Opens the path to release current constraints in composite design and to navigate uncertainties during structure formation over multiple length scales.
Research Details
- Addition of small molecules into composite blends increases system miscibility and reduces inter-domain diffusion barriers.
- Determine spatial distribution of each component in multi-component composites.
- Experimentally and computationally confirmed blends can order in miscible state.
