Physics – Condensed Matter – Soft Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2006-01-18
Physics
Condensed Matter
Soft Condensed Matter
4 pages, 4 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev. Letts
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.128302
Starting from a microscopic lattice model, we investigate clustering, micellization and micelle ordering in semi-dilute solutions of AB diblock copolymers in a selective solvent. To bridge the gap in length scales, from monomers to ordered micellar structures, we implement a two-step coarse graining strategy, whereby the AB copolymers are mapped onto ``ultrasoft'' dumbells with monomer-averaged effective interactions between the centres of mass of the blocks. Monte Carlo simulations of this coarse-grained model yield clear-cut evidence for self-assembly into micelles with a mean aggregation number n of roughly 100 beyond a critical concentration. At a slightly higher concentration the micelles spontaneously undergo a disorder-order transition to a cubic phase. We determine the effective potential between these micelles from first principles.
Addison Chris
Hansen Jean-Pierre
Krakoviack Vincent
Pierleoni Carlo
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