Generation-relaxation algorithms to construct representative atomistic models of amorphous polymers: Influence of the relaxation method

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 108, Issue 52, 2004, Pages 20331-20339

  Curcó, David ^a   Laso, Manuel ^b   Alemán, Carlos ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMIC LANGUAGES; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; POLYETHYLENES; RELAXATION PROCESSES; TORSIONAL STRESS;

AMORPHOUS MODELS; ATOMISTIC MODELS; HIGH DENSITY; POLYMERIC SYSTEMS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 11344289502     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp045968m     Document Type: Article

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