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  • Statistical Mechanics
  • Polymer Physics
  • Surface Science

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  • Interacting self-avoiding walks (SAWs) model polymers and other linear chains.
  • Surface adsorption transitions are critical phenomena studied in various physical systems.
  • The behavior of SAWs near boundaries is influenced by both bulk interactions and surface properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the surface adsorption transition of interacting self-avoiding square lattice trails.
  • To determine the influence of bulk interaction strength on adsorption and phase transitions.
  • To examine the universality of adsorption transitions, particularly at the special adsorption point.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the flatPERM (Percolation Monte Carlo) algorithm, a stochastic growth method.
  • Simulated adsorption of self-avoiding interacting trails on a square lattice.
  • Employed three distinct boundary scenarios varying boundary orientation and surface interaction type.

Main Results:

  • Confirmed the existence of swollen, collapsed, and adsorbed phases across all boundary scenarios.
  • Verified the universality of the normal adsorption transition at low bulk interaction strengths.
  • Observed deviations from universality at the special adsorption point, finding different critical exponents.

Conclusions:

  • The phase diagram of interacting SAWs adsorbing to a line is robust across different boundary conditions.
  • Universality of the normal adsorption transition is confirmed.
  • The universality of the special adsorption transition could not be confirmed, likely due to significant corrections to scaling.