Chiral molecule adsorption on helical polymers
Soft Condensed Matter
2009-11-10 v1 Statistical Mechanics
Abstract
We present a lattice model for helicity induction on an optically inactive polymer due to the adsorption of exogenous chiral amine molecules. The system is mapped onto a one-dimensional Ising model characterized by an on-site polymer helicity variable and an amine occupancy one. The equilibrium properties are analyzed at the limit of strong coupling between helicity induction and amine adsorption and that of non-interacting adsorbant molecules. We discuss our results in view of recent experimental results.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0310678,
title = {Chiral molecule adsorption on helical polymers},
author = {Maria R. D'Orsogna and Tom Chou},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0310678},
year = {2009}
}