A new Lattice Boltzmann (LB) approach is introduced to solve for the block copolymer propagator in polymer field theory. This method bridges two desired properties from different numerical techniques, namely: (i) it is robust and stable as the pseudo-spectral method and (ii) it is flexible and allows for grid refinement and arbitrary boundary conditions. While the LB method is not as accurate as the pseudo-spectral method, full self-consistent field theoretic simulations of block copolymers on graphoepitaxial templates yield essentially indistinguishable results from pseudo-spectral calculations. Furthermore, we were able to achieve speedups of ∼100× compared to single CPU core implementations by utilizing graphics processing units. We expect this method to be very useful in multi-scale studies where small length scale details have to be resolved, such as in strongly segregating block copolymer blends or nanoparticle-polymer interfaces.
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14 March 2013
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March 14 2013
Lattice Boltzmann method for multiscale self-consistent field theory simulations of block copolymers
Hsieh Chen;
Hsieh Chen
Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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YongJoo Kim;
YongJoo Kim
Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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Alfredo Alexander-Katz
Alfredo Alexander-Katz
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Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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J. Chem. Phys. 138, 104123 (2013)
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Received:
September 19 2012
Accepted:
February 26 2013
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Hsieh Chen, YongJoo Kim, Alfredo Alexander-Katz; Lattice Boltzmann method for multiscale self-consistent field theory simulations of block copolymers. J. Chem. Phys. 14 March 2013; 138 (10): 104123. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4794922
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