A copolymer having an arrangement of block chains in an order B1, C1, A, C2, and B2, wherein the block chain A has a repeating unit represented by Formula (I):
- wherein each of R1-R3 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C10 hydrocarbon group;
- R1 and R3 may bond to one another to form a ring;
- each of R4a and R4b independently represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group;
- R5 represents a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group, an acyl group or a silyl group;
- m is an integer of 1 to 100, and each of R4a and each of R4b may be the same or different when m is 2 or more;
- the block chain B1 has a repeating unit represented by Formula (II):
- wherein each of R6 and R8 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C10 hydrocarbon group;
- R6 and R8 may bond to one another to form a ring;
- R7 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-C10 hydrocarbon group, a hydroxyl group, a hydrocarbonoxy group, a carboxyl group, an acid anhydride group, an amino group, an ester group, or an organic group having at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl group, carboxyl group, three-membered-ring epoxy group, acid anhydride group and amino group;
- and R9 represents an organic group having at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl group, carboxyl group, three-membered-ring epoxy group, acid anhydride group and amino group;
- the block chain B2 has a repeating unit represented by Formula (II) which may be the same as or different from B1;
- the block chain C1 has a repeating unit represented by Formula (III):
- wherein each of R10 to R12 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C10 hydrocarbon group, and R13 represents an aryl group or a heteroaryl group;
- and
- the block chain C2 has a repeating unit represented by Formula (III) which may be the same as or different from C1,
- wherein the copolymer forms a microphase-separated structure.