The Phase Diagram of Star Polymer Solutions
Soft Condensed Matter
2009-10-31 v2 Materials Science
Statistical Mechanics
Abstract
The phase diagram of star polymer solutions in a good solvent is obtained over a wide range of densities and arm numbers by Monte Carlo simulations. The effective interaction between the stars is modeled by an ultrasoft pair potential which is logarithmic in the core-core distance. Among the stable phases are a fluid as well as body-centered cubic, face-centered cubic, body-centered orthogonal, and diamond crystals. In a limited range of arm numbers, reentrant melting and reentrant freezing transitions occur for increasing density.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9905206,
title = {The Phase Diagram of Star Polymer Solutions},
author = {M. Watzlawek and C. N. Likos and H. Loewen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9905206},
year = {2009}
}
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final version as published