STRUCTURE OF POLYMER-CHAINS END-GRAFTED ON AN INTERACTING SURFACE

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作者
CHAKRABARTI, A [1 ]
NELSON, P [1 ]
TORAL, R [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ILLES BALEARS, DEPT FIS, E-07071 PALMA DE MALLORCA, SPAIN
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1992年 / 46卷 / 08期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.46.4930
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We use Monte Carlo simulation methods to study the structure of many polymer chains end-grafted on a flat interacting surface. We consider both attractive and repulsive interactions between the grafting surface and the monomers. We also study the effect of short-range and long-range surface interactions. In all cases, the density profiles of the grafted polymer layer obtained from Monte Carlo studies are in good agreement with various recent self-consistent-field calculations. For repulsive potential wells we find the presence of a definite exclusion zone from which the free ends of the chains are repelled. This result is in excellent agreement with the theoretical prediction.
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页码:4930 / 4934
页数:5
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