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J. Phys. II France
Volume 2, Number 3, March 1992
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| Page(s) | 547 - 560 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jp2:1992148 | |
DOI: 10.1051/jp2:1992148
J. Phys. II France 2 (1992) 547-560
Institut für Physik, Johannes-Gutenberg Universität-Mainz, Postfach 3980, D-6500 Mainz, Germany
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Monte Carlo test of the self-consistent field theory of a polymer brush
Pik-Yin Lai and E. B. ZhulinaInstitut für Physik, Johannes-Gutenberg Universität-Mainz, Postfach 3980, D-6500 Mainz, Germany
(Received 29 August 1991, accepted in final form 8 November 1991)
Abstract
The analytic predictions from the Self-Consistent Field(SCF) theory for grafted polymer layers are compared in detail with
the recent Monte Carlo simulations using the bond-fluctuation model. Quantities describing the equilibrium structure of the
brush are derived from the SCF theory and compared with the Monte Carlo data with no free parameter. In most cases the results
are in agreement wiht the SCF predictions. Causes for discrepancies are also discussed.
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