Surfactant mediated polyelectrolyte self-assembly

Goswami, Monojoy; Borreguero Calvo, Jose M.; Pincus, Phillip A.; Sumpter, Bobby G.

doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02145

Surfactant mediated polyelectrolyte self-assembly

Journal Article · Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 EST 2015 · Macromolecules

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02145· OSTI ID:1286931

Goswami, Monojoy ^[1]; Borreguero Calvo, Jose M. ^[1]; Pincus, Phillip A. ^[2]; Sumpter, Bobby G. ^[1]

Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States)

Self-assembly and dynamics of polyelectrolyte (PE) surfactant complex (PES) is investigated using molecular dynamics simulations. The complexation is systematically studied for five different PE backbone charge densities. At a fixed surfactant concentration the PES complexation exhibits pearl-necklace to agglomerated double spherical structures with a PE chain decorating the surfactant micelles. The counterions do not condense on the complex, but are released in the medium with a random distribution. The relaxation dynamics for three different length scales, polymer chain, segmental and monomer, show distinct features of the charge and neutral species; the counterions are fastest followed by the PE chain and surfactants. The surfactant heads and tails have the slowest relaxation due to their restricted movement inside the agglomerated structure. At the shortest length scale, all the charge and neutral species show similar relaxation dynamics confirming Rouse behavior at monomer length scales. Overall, the present study highlights the structure-property relationship for polymer-surfactant complexation. These results will help improve the understanding of PES complex and should aid in the design of better materials for future applications.

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Research Organization:: Joint Institute for Computational Sciences (JICS); Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS); Spallation Neutron Source

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1286931

Journal Information:: Macromolecules, Journal Name: Macromolecules Journal Issue: 24 Vol. 48; ISSN 0024-9297

Publisher:: American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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