Capillary-Wave and Chain-Length Effects at Polymer/Polymer Interfaces

Details Capillary-Wave and Chain-Length Effects at Polymer/Polymer Interfaces Capillary-Wave and Chain-Length Effects at Polymer/Polymer Interfaces

1997-09-17

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9709196v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

5 pages, 5 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.309

A continuum-space bead-spring model is used to study the phase behavior of binary blends of homopolymers and the structure of the interface between the two immiscible phases. The structure of the interface is investigated as a function of immiscibility, chain length, and system size. Capillary waves are observed and their measurement allows us to determine the surface tension $\gamma$. We propose a more universal method of measuring the interfacial width in terms of second moments of the different contributions to the first derivative of the interfacial profile. Predictions of this method are directly verified. The effect of chain length on the surface tension is also studied.

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