Physics – Condensed Matter – Statistical Mechanics
Scientific paper
2004-11-16
J. Phys. Cond. Matt. vol. 18, 1629 (2006)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
Scientific paper
10.1088/0953-8984/18/5/016
A mesoscopic theory for the primitive model of ionic systems is developed for arbitrary size, $\lambda=\sigma_+/\sigma_-$, and charge, $Z=e_+/|e_-|$, asymmetry. Our theory is an extension of the theory we developed earlier for the restricted primitive model. The case of extreme asymmetries $\lambda\to\infty$ and $Z \to\infty$ is studied in some detail in a mean-field approximation. The phase diagram and correlation functions are obtained in the asymptotic regime $\lambda\to\infty$ and $Z \to\infty$, and for infinite dilution of the larger ions (volume fraction $n_p\sim 1/Z$ or less). We find a coexistence between a very dilute 'gas' phase and a crystalline phase in which the macroions form a bcc structure with the lattice constant $\approx 3.6\sigma_+$. Such coexistence was observed experimentally in deionized aqueous solutions of highly charged colloidal particles.
Ciach Alina
Gozdz W. T.
Stell George
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