Abstract
Available off-lattice force fields were utilized for n-alkanes on a finely grained lattice. The liquid-vapor coexistence curve, the distribution of torsional angles, and the intermolecular pair distribution function, g(r), were calculated for chains N ≤ 100. The fine-grained approaches quantitatively reproduced the off-lattice behavior for chain lengths simulated to date. First phase diagrams for chains of N=100 were established. Finally, the minimum ζ values necessary to reproduce the off-lattice behavior of atomic and polymeric fluids were derived.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 8596-8599 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Macromolecules |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 25 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 4 2001 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Organic Chemistry
- Polymers and Plastics
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Materials Chemistry