Structure of polydisperse star branched polymers grown by diffusion

Guillermo Ramirez-Santiago; Carlos I. Mendoza

Structure of polydisperse star branched polymers grown by diffusion

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Abstract

We present a numerical algorithm to construct polydisperse star branched polymers in two and three dimensions whose morphology is fully determined by diffusion. We analyze the monomer-monomer correlation function to calculate the fractal dimension of the structures. In addition, we carry out a finite-size analysis to determine the scaling properties of the radius of gyration.

^*Supported by DGAPA-UNAM and CONACYT contracts IN110103 and 43596-F

March 8, 2007, 1:06 PM – March 8, 2007, 1:18 PM

Authors

Guillermo Ramirez-Santiago
- Depto. de Fisica-Quimica, Instituto de Fisica, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Carlos I. Mendoza
- Depto. de Polimeros, Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico