Local dynamics and primitive path analysis for a model polymer melt near a surface

Details Local dynamics and primitive path analysis for a model polymer melt near a surface Local dynamics and primitive path analysis for a model polymer melt near a surface

2006-06-02

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0606058v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

Scientific paper

10.1021/ma062607r

By applying local primitive path and Rouse modes analysis we study the chains conformations, local dynamics and viscosity of a model polymer melt in a polymer-wall interface. We establish that the presence of a repulsive wall leads to acceleration of the dynamics both for unentangled and weakly entangled melts and to a depletion in the entanglement density in the wall vicinity. When the surface bears some grafted chains, we show that the melt chains are accelerated in the unentangled regime and slowed down in the entangled regime. By analyzing the primitive paths we attribute the observed slowdown to an increase in the entanglement density in the interfacial layer. The presence of a relatively small density of grafting sites thus leads to improved mechanical properties (reinforcement) and decreases locally the entanglement length even if the surface is repulsive.

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