Monodispersed polymer chains under good solvent condition adsorbed on
a short-range attractive impenetrable wall (xy-plane) is investigated
by dynamic Monte Carlo simulation using the bond-fluctuation model. Ch
ain conformation, segment orientation, fraction of segment adsorbed, s
urface coverage, chain dimensions and volume fraction profiles are mea
sured for systems with a different number of chains over a wide range
of temperatures. An adsorbed layer begins to form at the same adsorpti
on transition temperature T-a of a single chain. However, the second-o
rder phase transition at T-a in the single chain adsorption is suppres
sed in the multi-chain system as is indicated in the disappearance of
the peak at T-a in the specific heat. Volume fraction profiles near th
e adsorption regimes are found to be in agreement with previous theore
tical results. For the dynamics, the time auto-correlation function, r
elaxation time, and mean square displacements are measured. The auto-c
orrelation function can be described by a stretched exponential form a
nd the relaxation time extracted from it starts to increase dramatical
ly with a Vogel-Fulcher behavior at a temperature T-2 which is much lo
wer than T-a. The diffusion coefficients parallel and perpendicular to
the z-axis are measured and analyzed for the dilute and multi-chain s
emi-dilute systems. Both the static and dynamic results indicate a gla
ss transition occurs at T-2 below which the system shows a glassy beha
vior. The low temperature transport properties and glassy behavior are
analyzed and discussed in term of appropriate physical pictures. (C)
1995 American Institute of Physics.