The diagonal bond method: A new lattice polymer model for simulation study of block copolymers

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 105, Issue 18, 1996, Pages 8413-8427

  Dotera, Tomonari ^a   Hatano, Akira ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL LATTICES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; ORDER DISORDER TRANSITIONS; SOLIDIFICATION; SPECIFIC HEAT;

ACCEPTANCE RATIO; DIAGONAL BOND METHOD; ERGODICITY; FLORY EXPONENT; ORDERED TRICONTINUOUS DOUBLE DIAMOND PHASE; POLYMER MELTS; SINGLE BEAD HOPPING;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 0030575699     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.472696     Document Type: Article

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