Monte Carlo simulations of random copolymers at a selective interface

Details Monte Carlo simulations of random copolymers at a selective interface Monte Carlo simulations of random copolymers at a selective interface

1996-02-02

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9602007v1

to appear in Phys. Rev. E

Physics

Condensed Matter

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10.1103/PhysRevE.53.5509

We investigate numerically using the bond--fluctuation model the adsorption of a random AB--copolymer at the interface between two solvents. From our results we infer several scaling relations: the radius of gyration of the copolymer in the direction perpendicular to the interface ($R_{gz}$) scales with $\chi$, the interfacial selectivity strength, as $R_{gz}=N^{\nu}f(\sqrt{N}\chi)$ where $\nu$ is the usual Flory exponent and $N$ is the copolymer's length; furthermore the monomer density at the interface scales as $\chi^{2\nu}$ for small $\chi$. We also determine numerically the monomer densities in the two solvents and discuss their dependence on the distance from the interface.

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