Monte Carlo simulation of polymer adsorption

Adsorption

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 265-271

  Rasmussen, Christopher J ^a   Vishnyakov, Aleksey ^a   Neimark, Alexander V ^a  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical potential; Flexible chains; Gauge cell; Lennard Jones; Monte Carlo; Polymers

Indexed keywords

BEFORE AND AFTER; BULK-LIMIT; CAPILLARY CONDENSATION; EXTERNAL CONDITIONS; FLEXIBLE CHAINS; FREE POLYMERS; GAUGE CELL; HARD WALLS; HARMONIC BONDS; HOMOPOLYMER CHAINS; LENNARD JONES; LOW TEMPERATURES; MONTE CARLO; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; POLYMER ADSORPTION; RANDOM COIL; SPHERICAL PORES;

CHEMICAL POTENTIAL; CHEMICALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FREE ENERGY; GAGES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHYSISORPTION;

POLYMERS;

EID: 79951557066     PISSN: 09295607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10450-011-9325-7     Document Type: Article

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