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Jan Forsman

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Efficient solution of the self-consistent field theory for block copolymer fluids displaying Schulz-Flory polydispersity

Author

  • Clifford E. Woodward
  • Jan Forsman

Summary, in English

We develop a new formulation of polymer self-consistent field theory for polydisperse copolymer fluids satisfying the Schulz-Flory distribution. The result we obtain is remarkably simple and quickly solved numerically. The computational effort scales inversely with the width of the Schulz-Flory distribution. This suggests a significant saving in computational effort when compared with existing approximate solutions of the polymer self-consistent field equations for polydispersed systems.

Department/s

  • Computational Chemistry

Publishing year

2009

Language

English

Publication/Series

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volume

130

Issue

24

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Topic

  • Theoretical Chemistry (including Computational Chemistry)

Keywords

  • SCF calculations
  • polymer solutions
  • liquid theory
  • polymer blends

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0021-9606