2002/01/11 by Aleksander V. Ermoshkin, Igor Erukhimovich, I. Ya. Erukhimovich +4
Chemistry · Physics and Astronomy · #Adsorption, diffusion, and thermodynamic properties of materials #Advanced Physical and Chemical Molecular Interactions #Condensed Matter (cond-mat) #FOS: Physical sciences #Scientific Research and Discoveries #Theoretical and Computational Physics #cond-mat
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.cond-mat/0201178
arxiv created 2002/01/11 · openalex publication_date 2002/01/11 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2022/10/01 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The interfacial structure formed in thermoreversible associating polymer\nsolutions is studied within the density functional approach based on Flory's\narguments of tree-like configurations of cluster associations. The unique\ncharacteristics of the interfacial region can be described in terms of the\nmonomer density along the interface. For a certain value of the association\nparameter, which controls thermoreversible chemical reaction between\nassociating functional groups, the density profile is not smooth and undergoes\na sudden jump at the point where the number of bonded functional groups is\nsmall. Analytical expression for the interfacial tension is given and results\nof numerical calculations are presented.\n