Simulations were carried out for studying the periodic phase separation of a symmetric binary polymer blend on the basis of Cahn-Hilliard-Cook theory. The time dependent interaction parameter () was assumed to undergo a step-wise oscillation. The hierarchic structures composed of both large and small domains were obtained. The mechanism of the periodic formation of hierarchic structures was also demonstrated.

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