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溶剂中标记链的构象与静态性质:溶剂分子中链连接性的影响

Conformational and static properties of tagged chains in solvents: effect of chain connectivity in solvent molecules

Hong-Yao Li, Bokai Zhang, Zhi-Yong Wang

AI总结:

本文通过分子动力学模拟研究溶剂分子链连接性对标记聚合物链构象和静态性质的影响,发现链状溶剂比珠子溶剂引起更强的链压缩,且链尺寸概率分布不随溶剂密度改变,为理解聚合物在不同溶剂环境中的构象行为提供了新见解。

摘要:

浸入不同溶剂分子中的聚合物链由于多重时空尺度和复杂相互作用而表现出多样化的性质。利用分子动力学模拟,我们研究了标记链在不同溶剂分子中的构象与静态性质。考察了两种类型的溶剂分子:一种由通过键连接的链状分子组成,另一种由没有任何键的单个珠子分子组成。两种溶剂分子之间的唯一区别在于链连接性。我们的结果表明,随着珠子或链状分子的加入,标记链发生压缩。与珠子分子限制相比,链状分子限制诱导出更强的压缩。在链状溶剂分子中,标记链的回转半径在单体体积分数约为$\sim0.3$时达到最小值。值得注意的是,无论溶剂由珠子还是聚合物组成,链尺寸的概率分布在不同溶剂密度下保持不变。此外,随着溶剂密度增加,观察到键角分布从单峰到双峰的转变,表明链内同时存在压缩区域和扩张区域。通过计算部分径向分布函数和平均力势,获得了有效的单体-溶剂相互作用。在链状溶剂中,相关空穴效应导致标记单体周围的最近邻数目相比珠子溶剂有所减少。孔径分布的计算表明,链连接性引起的溶剂非均匀性导致在低体积分数下孔径分布更宽且孔径尺寸更大。这些发现为理解聚合物链在不同溶剂环境中的构象行为提供了更深入的认识。

英文摘要:

Polymer chains immersed in different solvent molecules exhibit diverse properties due to multiple spatiotemporal scales and complex interactions. Using molecular dynamics simulations, we study the conformational and static properties of tagged chains in different solvent molecules. Two types of solvent molecules were examined: one type consisted of chain molecules connected by bonds, while the other type consisted of individual bead molecules without any bonds. The only difference between the two solvent molecules lay in the chain connectivity. Our results show a compression of the tagged chains with the addition of bead or chain molecules. Chain molecule confinement induces a stronger compression compared to bead molecule confinement. In chain solvent molecules, the tagged chain's radius of gyration reached a minimum at a monomer volume fraction of $\sim0.3$. Notably, the probability distributions of chain size remain unchanged at different solvent densities, irrespective of whether the solvent consists of beads or polymers. Furthermore, as solvent density increases, a crossover from a unimodal to a bimodal distribution of bond angles is observed, indicating the presence of both compressed and expanded regions within the chain. The effective monomer-solvent interaction is obtained by calculating the partial radial distribution function and the potential of the mean force. In chain solvent, the correlation hole effect results in a reduced number of nearest neighbors around tagged monomers compared to bead solvents. The calculation of pore size distribution reveals that the solvent nonhomogeneity induced by chain connectivity leads to a broader distribution of pore sizes and larger pore dimensions at low volume fractions. These findings provide a deeper understanding of the conformational behavior of polymer chains in different solvent environments.

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