OFF-LATTICE MONTE-CARLO SIMULATION OF POLYMER BRUSHES IN GOOD SOLVENTS

被引:106
作者
LARADJI, M [1 ]
GUO, H [1 ]
ZUCKERMANN, MJ [1 ]
机构
[1] MCGILL UNIV,DEPT PHYS,MONTREAL H3A 2T8,QUEBEC,CANADA
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW E | 1994年 / 49卷 / 04期
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevE.49.3199
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
We report an off-lattice Monte Carlo calculation of the equilibrium properties of a monodisperse polymer brush in a good solvent. We find that the density profile, in general, is in agreement with the results of self-consistent field theory, with some discrepancies observed near the wall and at the tail of the profile. Other quantities, such as the probability distribution of monomers, the average bond orientation, and the relative mean square displacement of monomers, are also compared with the results of the self-consistent field theory.
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页码:3199 / 3206
页数:8
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