title: Simple weighted density functional approach to the structure of polymers at interfaces.
abstract: A simple weighted density functional approach is employed here for predicting the structure of polymers at interfaces where the polymer molecules are modeled as freely rotating fused-hard-sphere chains with fixed bond lengths and bond angles. The approach treats the ideal gas free energy functional exactly while the excess free energy functional is evaluated using a weighted density approximation. The weight function and the bulk fluid direct correlation function required in the theory are obtained using the Denton-Ashcroft recipe and the polymer reference interaction site model integral equation theory, respectively. The calculated density profiles are shown to be in good agreement with computer simulation results.
authors.affiliation: Theoretical Chemistry Section, RC&CD Division, Chemistry Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400 085, India.
authors.forename: Chandra N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Patra
authors.forename: Swapan K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ghosh