dc.contributor.author | Thompson, Russell B. | |
dc.contributor.author | Jebb, T. | |
dc.contributor.author | Wen, Y. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-03-08 18:39:03 (GMT) | |
dc.date.available | 2016-03-08 18:39:03 (GMT) | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-08-14 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2012/SM/c2sm26352a#!divAbstract | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10012/10308 | |
dc.description | DOI: 10.1039/C2SM26352A (Paper) Soft Matter, 2012, 8, 9877-9885
This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2012 | en |
dc.description.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. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | University of Waterloo International Work Study Program | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | RSC publishing | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Soft matter;38 | en |
dc.subject | self-consistent field theory | en |
dc.subject | amphiphilic molecules | en |
dc.subject | block copolymers | en |
dc.title | Benchmarking a self-consistent field theory for small amphiphilic molecules | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Thompson Russell B., Jebb T., Wen Y., (2012). "Benchmarking a self-consistent field theory for small amphiphilic molecules", Soft Matter, 8, 9877-9885. DOI: 10.1039/c2sm26352a | en |
uws.contributor.affiliation1 | Faculty of Science | en |
uws.contributor.affiliation2 | Physics and Astronomy | en |
uws.typeOfResource | Text | en |
uws.peerReviewStatus | Reviewed | en |
uws.scholarLevel | Faculty | en |