Solvent mediated interactions between model colloids and interfaces: A microscopic approach

Details Solvent mediated interactions between model colloids and interfaces: A microscopic approach Solvent mediated interactions between model colloids and interfaces: A microscopic approach

2009-08-17

arxiv.org/abs/0908.2338v1

J. Chem. Phys. 131, 124704 (2009)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

17 Pages, 13 Figures. Accepted for publication in Journal of Chemical Physics

Scientific paper

10.1063/1.3212888

We determine the solvent mediated contribution to the effective potentials for model colloidal or nano- particles dispersed in a binary solvent that exhibits fluid-fluid phase separation. Using a simple density functional theory we calculate the density profiles of both solvent species in the presence of the `colloids', which are treated as external potentials, and determine the solvent mediated (SM) potentials. Specifically, we calculate SM potentials between (i) two colloids, (ii) a colloid and a planar fluid-fluid interface, and (iii) a colloid and a planar wall with an adsorbed wetting film. We consider three different types of colloidal particles: colloid A which prefers the bulk solvent phase rich in species 2, colloid C which prefers the solvent phase rich in species 1, and `neutral' colloid B which has no strong preference for either phase, i.e. the free energies to insert the colloid into either of the coexisting bulk phases are almost equal. When a colloid which has a preference for one of the two solvent phases is inserted into the disfavored phase at statepoints close to coexistence a thick adsorbed `wetting' film of the preferred phase may form around the colloids. The presence of the adsorbed film has a profound influence on the form of the SM potentials.

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