Figure 6.

Comparison of the monomer density distribution for the single flexible polyelectrolyte chain in free ends and end-fixed states. (a) and (b) correspond to the density distribution along x and y axes, respectively, for N=50. Similarly, (c) and (d) correspond to the density distribution along x and y axes, respectively, for N=100. All the other parameters are the same as in Fig. 2, i.e., l_B∕b=3, α=0.1, c_s=0.1M, R∕b=4, and χ_ps=0.45. For the end-fixed state in plots, one end is anchored at [x,y]=[(R−0.625)b,0].