Benchmarking a self-consistent field theory for small amphiphilic molecules
Abstract
A minimalist self-consistent field theory for small amphiphilic molecules is presented. The equations for
this model are less involved than those for block copolymers and are easily implemented
computationally. A new convergence technique based on a variant of Anderson mixing is also
presented which allows the equations to be solved more rapidly than block copolymer self-consistent
field theory. The computational speed up and simplicity of equations result from a lack of
configurational degrees of freedom in the amphiphilic molecular model. The omission of polymeric
flexibility leads to qualitatively different predictions compared to known diblock copolymer behaviour.
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Russell B. Thompson, T. Jebb, Y. Wen
(2012).
Benchmarking a self-consistent field theory for small amphiphilic molecules. UWSpace.
http://hdl.handle.net/10012/10308
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