| Abstract: | The coil–globule transition and dynamics of a lattice self‐avoiding bond fluctuation polymer chain confined in slit are studied by Monte Carlo simulations. The coil–globule transition temperature of polymer chain is increased at intermediate slit height H (H ∼ RG0 with RG0 the radius of gyration of polymer in dilute solution) due to the squeeze of the polymer in the repulsive slit, but it is decreased by surface attraction as the polymer is extended along the surface. We have compared the difference between the rotational relaxation time τR for the reorientation of end‐to‐end vector and the relaxation time τ for the polymer diffusing over a distance of the size of polymer. We find that τR is clearly distinct from τ as they have different scaling exponents in their slit height‐dependent behaviors  and  for the polymer in the extended coil state, that is, αR > α. And both exponents increase with an increase in the intrapolymer attraction and surface attraction. However, these scaling relations are destroyed by strong surface attraction when the polymer is adsorbed on surfaces. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2018 , 56, 1053–1062 |
