Kinetic Monte Carlo simulations of the growth of polymer crystals

Details Kinetic Monte Carlo simulations of the growth of polymer crystals Kinetic Monte Carlo simulations of the growth of polymer crystals

1998-07-27

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9807357v1

Journal of Chemical Physics, 110, 2692-2702 (1999)

Physics

Condensed Matter

12 pages, 13 figures, revtex

Scientific paper

10.1063/1.477992

Based upon kinetic Monte Carlo simulations of crystallization in a simple polymer model we present a new picture of the mechanism by which the thickness of lamellar polymer crystals is constrained to a value close to the minimum thermodynamically stable thickness, l_{min}. The free energetic costs of the polymer extending beyond the edges of the previous crystalline layer and of a stem being shorter than l_{min} provide upper and lower constraints on the length of stems in a new layer. Their combined effect is to cause the crystal thickness to converge dynamically to a value close to l_{min} where growth with constant thickness then occurs. This description contrasts with those given by the two dominant theoretical approaches. However, at small supercoolings the rounding of the crystal profile does inhibit growth as suggested in Sadler and Gilmer's entropic barrier model.

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