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View SchemaDiblock copolymers at a homopolymer-homopolymer-interface: a Monte Carlo simulation
| Authors | A. Werner, F. Schmid, K. Binder, M. Mueller |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/9703010 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9703010 |
| DOI | 10.1021/ma960614h |
| Journal | Macromolecules 29, 8241 (1996) |
Abstract
The properties of diluted symmetric A-B diblock copolymers at the interface between A and B homopolymer phases are studied by means of Monte Carlo (MC) simulations of the bond fluctuation model. We calculate segment density profiles as well as orientational properties of segments, of A and B blocks, and of the whole chain. Our data support the picture of oriented ``dumbbells'', which consist of mildly perturbed A and B Gaussian coils. The results are compared to a self consistent field theory (SCFT) for single copolymer chains at a homopolymer interface. We also discuss the number of interaction contacts between monomers, which provide a measure for the ``active surface'' of copolymers or homopolymers close to the interface.
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"title": "Diblock copolymers at a homopolymer-homopolymer-interface: a Monte Carlo simulation",
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