title: Ground-state properties of a polymer chain in an attractive sphere.
abstract: We analyze the structural formation of a polymer chain inside of an attractive sphere depending on the attraction strength. Our model is composed of a coarse-grained polymer and an attractive sphere potential. Within this frame, multicanonical Monte Carlo simulations are employed to identify the global minimum energies for a polymer chain interacting with the attractive inner wall of the sphere. Different compact structures are found with varying attraction strengths, among which are spherical, three/two, or monolayer. The conformational properties of these structures are presented.
authors: Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Leipzig , Postfach 100 920, D-04009 Leipzig, Germany.
authors: Handan
authors: H
authors: Arkın
authors: Wolfhard
authors: W
authors: Janke
mesh_terms: D008958:Models, Molecular; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D011789:Quantum Theory
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers