Self-diffusion in polymer solutions using the bond-fluctuation MC-algorithm
A lattice Monte Carlo study of the self-diffusion of polymer chains in an athermal solution of equal chains is presented. The examined chain lengths, N (= 20-200), and volume fractions, φ (= 0.025-0.5), cover the range from dilute solution to concentrated solution, respectively. The dynamics show a...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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2 June 1991
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Journal of non-crystalline solids
Year: 1991, Volume: 131, Pages: 650-653 |
| ISSN: | 0022-3093 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0022-3093(91)90663-Q |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0022-3093(91)90663-Q Verlag, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/002230939190663Q 
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| Author Notes: | W. Paul, K. Binder, D.W. Heermann, K. Kremer |
| Summary: | A lattice Monte Carlo study of the self-diffusion of polymer chains in an athermal solution of equal chains is presented. The examined chain lengths, N (= 20-200), and volume fractions, φ (= 0.025-0.5), cover the range from dilute solution to concentrated solution, respectively. The dynamics show a gradual crossover from Rouse to reptation-like behaviour. Analysing the data according to a scaling theory and taking into account the density dependence of the microscopic length and time-scales, an almost perfect scaling of the self-diffusion coefficient is achieved. The high statistical accuracy of the data (103-104 chains per parameter combination) was obtainable by using a transputer-based parallel computer. |
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| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 0022-3093 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0022-3093(91)90663-Q |