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Theoretical Consideration of the Grafting of Polymer Chains onto Fullerene C60
Article first published online: 29 MAR 2004
DOI: 10.1002/mats.200300022
Copyright © 2004 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
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Kuchanov, S., Pizik, I. and Ivanov, V. (2004), Theoretical Consideration of the Grafting of Polymer Chains onto Fullerene C60. Macromol. Theory Simul., 13: 230–240. doi: 10.1002/mats.200300022
Publication History
- Issue published online: 29 MAR 2004
- Article first published online: 29 MAR 2004
- Manuscript Accepted: 22 DEC 2003
- Manuscript Revised: 19 DEC 2003
- Manuscript Received: 2 OCT 2003
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Keywords:
- cooperative effects;
- fullerenes;
- kinetics (polym.);
- modeling;
- Monte Carlo simulation
Abstract
Summary: For the first time, the kinetics and statistics of the formation of polymer stars by grafting linear macromolecules onto the fullerene C60 are considered. Two kinetic models are put forward providing an explanation for some important experimentally observed peculiarities of these macromolecular reactions. The comparison of the results found from the solution of the kinetic equations and those obtained by Monte Carlo simulations demonstrates their good agreement. Due to the minimal number of the parameters involved, the theoretical approach proposed is rather convenient for the treatment of experimental data.