Predicting Polymer Brush Behavior in Solvents using the Steepest-Entropy-Ascent Quantum Thermodynamic Framework
arXiv:2304.04105 · doi:10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c02713
Abstract
The steepest-entropy-ascent quantum thermodynamic (SEAQT) framework is utilized to study the effects of temperature on polymer brushes. The brushes are represented by a discrete energy spectrum and energy degeneracies obtained through the Replica-Exchange Wang-Landau algorithm. The SEAQT equation of motion is applied to the density of states to establish a unique kinetic path from an initial thermodynamic state to a stable equilibrium state. The kinetic path describes the brush's evolution in state space as it interacts with a thermal reservoir. The predicted occupation probabilities along the kinetic path are used to determine expected thermodynamic and structural properties. The polymer density profile of a polystyrene brush in cyclohexane solvent is predicted using the equation of motion, and it agrees qualitatively with experimental density profiles. The Flory-Huggins parameter chosen to describe brush-solvent interactions affects the solvent distribution in the brush but has minimal impact on the polymer density profile. Three types of non-equilibrium kinetic paths with differing amounts of entropy production are considered: a heating path, a cooling path, and a heating-cooling path. Properties such as tortuosity, radius of gyration, brush density, solvent density, and brush chain conformations are calculated for each path.
arXiv comment37 pages, 19 figures
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