MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS SIMULATION OF TWIST MOTION IN POLYETHYLENE

被引:50
作者
NOID, DW [1 ]
SUMPTER, BG [1 ]
WUNDERLICH, B [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TENNESSEE,DEPT CHEM,KNOXVILLE,TN 37996
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10.1021/ma00014a029
中图分类号
O63 [高分子化学(高聚物)];
学科分类号
070305 ; 080501 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The molecular dynamics technique to simulate polyethylene crystals, described earlier, is used with minor modifications to study the mobility of the defect in crystal environment proposed by Mansfield and Boyd. A gradual 180-degrees twist is added to the central atoms of a polyethylene chain before the beginning of the simulation. It is shown that the defect is mobile and when started below the barrier moves quickly to the nearest edge of the crystal.
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