The Effect of Chain Length on Polyelectrolyte Brushes Formed from Adsorption of Diblock Copolymers

Abstract

The formation process of diblock copolymer brushes, formed by the adsorption of flexible chains on the surface is studied by Molecular Dynamic simulations. The surface adsorption density has been distinguished, depending on the various chain structures and counterions. The mode was considered as size ratio of A-block lengths to the the chain length, B-block carries the positive charge, and add counterions to the system. The result shows that the surface adsorption density is affected strongly by ratio of A-block length to the chain length, inhibited by the counterions, which is qualitatively consistent with experiments. These initial findings can be used as a guide for the preparation of actual diblock polymer brushes on metal crystal surfaces membranes by the adsorption approach.