期刊
FRICTION
卷 2, 期 1, 页码 73-81出版社
TSINGHUA UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1007/s40544-014-0041-7
关键词
polyelectrolyte brush; friction; Monte Carlo Brownian dynamics simulation; soft materials; automotive tribology
资金
- MEXT program Elements Strategy Initiative to Form Core Research Center, MEXT
- Ministry of Education Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan
As an example of a very low friction system, Monte Carlo Brownian dynamics simulations have been used to calculate equilibrium structures of a polyelectrolyte brush grafted onto planes. The polymers were calculated in a semi-flexible coarse-grain model that is appropriate to treat the charge density of the polyion. The effect of linear charge density on the polyion xi, the surface negative charge, and added salts were studied. In salt-free solution, scaling theories predicted the structure well in the low xi region. In the high xi region, additional shrinkage was found from the theories due to counterion condensation. The effect of surface charge showed not only the repulsion of the polyion from the surface but also the shrinkage in the high xi region due to the additional counterions required for electrical neutrality. The addition of salts led to the shrinkage of the brush heights, and in the high xi region, additional extension was found. The computational strategy for calculating the friction dynamics of the system is also discussed.
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