Collapse Transition of Two-Dimensional Flexible and Semiflexible Polymers

Abstract

The nature of the globule-coil transition of surface-confined polymers has been an issue of debate. Here this 2D collapse transition is studied through a partially directed lattice model. In the general case of polymers with positive bending stiffness ($\Delta >0$), the collapse transition is {\em first-order}; it becomes {\em second-order} only in the limiting case of zero bending stiffness ($\Delta \equiv 0$). These analytical results are confirmed by Monte Carlo simulations. We also suggest some possible future experiments.

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