Slow plasmon modes in polymeric salt solutions

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2000 EDP Sciences
, , Citation I. F. Hakem et al 2000 EPL 51 608 DOI 10.1209/epl/i2000-00381-x

0295-5075/51/6/608

Abstract

The dynamics of polymeric salt solutions are presented. The salt consists of chains A and B, which are chemically different and interact with a Flory-interaction parameter χ, the A chain ends carry a positive charge whereas the B chain ends are modified by negative charges. The static structure factor shows a peak corresponding to a micro phase separation. At low momentum transfer, the interdiffusion mode is driven by electrostatics and is of the plasmon-type, but with an unusually low frequency, easily accessible by experiments. This is due to the polymer connectivity that introduces high friction and amplifies the charge scattering thus allowing for low charge densities. The interdiffusion mode shows a minimum (critical slowing-down) at finite k, when the interaction parameter increases we find then a low k frequency quasi-plateau.

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10.1209/epl/i2000-00381-x