Liquid-state theory of charged colloids
- 2 January 1998
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Europhysics Letters
- Vol. 41 (2) , 123-128
- https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i1998-00119-4
Abstract
A simple theory of the fluid state of a charged colloidal suspension is proposed. The full free energy of a polyelectrolyte solution is calculated. It is found that the counterions condense onto the polyions forming clusters composed of one polyion and n counterions. The distribution of cluster sizes is determined explicitly. In agreement with the current experimental and Monte Carlo results, no liquid-gas phase separation was encountered.Keywords
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