Physics – Condensed Matter – Soft Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2009-03-15
Phys. Rev. E 79, 061402 (2009)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Soft Condensed Matter
39 pages
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevE.79.061402
We analyze the density distribution and the adsorption of solvent hard spheres in an annular slit formed by two large solute spheres or a large solute and a wall at close distances by means of fundamental measure density functional theory, anisotropic integral equations and simulations. We find that the main features of the density distribution in the slit are described by an effective, two--dimensional system of disks in the vicinity of a central obstacle. For large solute--solvent size ratios, the resulting depletion force has a straightforward geometrical interpretation which gives a precise "colloidal" limit for the depletion interaction. For intermediate size ratios 5...10 and high solvent packing fractions larger than 0.4, the explicit density functional results show a deep attractive well for the depletion potential at solute contact, possibly indicating demixing in a binary mixture at low solute and high solvent packing fraction.
Botan Vitalie
Oettel Martin
Pesth F.
Schilling Tanja
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