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Calculating Phase Diagrams of Polymer-Clay Mixtures by Combining Density Functional and Self-Consistent Field Theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

Anna C. Balazs ,
Chandralekha Singh  and
Valeriy V. Ginzburg
Anna C. Balazs
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA 15261
Chandralekha Singh
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA 15261
Valeriy V. Ginzburg
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA 15261
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Abstract

We analyze the thermodynamics of polymer-clay mixtures within the framework of density functional theory (DFT). The interaction potential between clay particles is calculated using the self-consistent field (SCF) method and is strongly dependent on the length and density of grafted short-chain organic modifiers. By combining the DFT and SCF techniques, we determine the role of the grafted chains on the equilibrium phase behavior of the mixtures.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 576: Symposium DD – Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Materials II , 1999 , 143
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1999

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