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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Hauptverfasser: Paul, Wolfgang (VerfasserIn) , Heermann, Dieter W. (VerfasserIn) , Kremer, Kurt (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2 June 1991
In: Journal of non-crystalline solids
Year: 1991, Jahrgang: 131, Pages: 650-653
ISSN:0022-3093
DOI:10.1016/0022-3093(91)90663-Q
Online-Zugang: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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Verfasserangaben:W. Paul, K. Binder, D.W. Heermann, K. Kremer
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Zusammenfassung: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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ISSN:0022-3093
DOI:10.1016/0022-3093(91)90663-Q