Correlation between flexibility of chain-like polyelectrolyte and thermodynamic properties of its solution

Details Correlation between flexibility of chain-like polyelectrolyte and thermodynamic properties of its solution Correlation between flexibility of chain-like polyelectrolyte and thermodynamic properties of its solution

2012-02-20

arxiv.org/abs/1202.4282v1

Condens. Matter Phys., 2011, vol. 14, No. 3, 33603: 1-14

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

14 pages, 10 figures

Scientific paper

10.5488/CMP.14.33603

Structural and thermodynamic properties of the model solution containing charged oligomers and the equivalent number of counterions were studied by means of the canonical Monte Carlo simulation technique. The oligomers are represented as (flexible) freely jointed chains or as a linear (rigid) array of charged hard spheres. In accordance with the primitive model of electrolyte solutions, the counterions are modeled as charged hard spheres and the solvent as dielectric continuum. Significant differences in the pair distribution functions, obtained for the rigid (rod-like) and flexible model are found but the differences in thermodynamic properties, such as, enthalpy of dilution and excess chemical potential, are less significant. The results are discussed in light of the experimental data an aqueous polyelectrolyte solutions. The simulations suggest that deviations from the fully extended (rod-like) conformation yield slightly stronger binding of counterions. On the other hand, the flexibility of polyions, even when coupled with the ion-size effects, cannot be blamed for qualitative differences between the theoretical results and experimental data for enthalpy of dilution.

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