Wang-Landau simulation of polymer-nanoparticle mixtures

14Citations
Citations of this article
25Readers
Mendeley users who have this article in their library.
Get full text

Abstract

The behavior of a coarse-grained polymer chain in the solution containing two types of interacting species is studied using a face-centered cubic lattice model. The majority component in our model represents the solvent, while the active low volume fraction component is regarded as reversibly adsorbing nanoparticles. Using a novel density-biased method, we calculate the complete phase diagram, which demonstrates the effect of addition of freely moving interactive centers on the equilibrium properties of a polymer chain immersed in either good or poor solvent. Three distinct collapsed and one extended phase are found, each phase comprising two regions with different polymeric degrees of freedom. © 2008 American Chemical Society.

Cite

CITATION STYLE

APA

Antypov, D., & Elliott, J. A. (2008). Wang-Landau simulation of polymer-nanoparticle mixtures. Macromolecules, 41(19), 7243–7250. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma8012652

Register to see more suggestions

Mendeley helps you to discover research relevant for your work.

Already have an account?

Save time finding and organizing research with Mendeley

Sign up for free