Abstract:While the process by which a polymer crystal nucleates from the melt has been extensively studied via molecular simulation, differences in polymer models and simulated crystallization conditions have led to contradictory results. We make steps to resolve this controversy by computing low-temperature phase diagrams of oligomer melts using Wang Landau Monte Carlo simulations. Two qualitatively different crystallization mechanisms are possible depending on the local bending stiffness potential. Polymers with a di… Show more
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