Fluctuating Bond Aggregation: a Model for Chemical Gel Formation
Condensed Matter
2009-10-28 v1
Abstract
The Diffusion-Limited Cluster-Cluster Aggregation (DLCA) model is modified by including cluster deformations using the {\it bond fluctuation} algorithm. From 3 computer simulations, it is shown that, below a given threshold value of the volumic fraction , the realization of all intra-aggregate bonding possibilities prevents the formation of a gelling network. For , the sol-gel transition occurs at a time which, in contrast to DLCA, doesnot diverge with the box size. Several results are reported including small angle scattering curves and possible applications are discussed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9504041,
title = {Fluctuating Bond Aggregation: a Model for Chemical Gel Formation},
author = {R. Jullien and A. Hasmy},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9504041},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
RevTex, 9 pages + 3 postscript figures appended using "uufiles". To appear in Phys. Rev. Lett