Wigner crystal model of counterion induced bundle formation of rod-like polyelectrolytes

Details Wigner crystal model of counterion induced bundle formation of rod-like polyelectrolytes Wigner crystal model of counterion induced bundle formation of rod-like polyelectrolytes

1998-09-30

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9809429v2

Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 3268 (1999).

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

4 pages; typos corrected, references added

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.82.3268

A simple electrostatic theory of condensation of rod-like polyelectrolytes under influence of polyvalent ions is proposed. It is based on the idea that Manning condensation of ions results in formation of the Wigner crystal on a background of a bundle of rods. It is shown that, depending on a single dimensionless parameter, this can be the densely packed three-dimensional Wigner crystal or the two-dimensional crystal on the rod surfaces. For DNA the location of charge on the spiral results in a model of the one-dimensional Wigner crystal. It is also argued that the Wigner crystal idea can be applied to self-assembly of other polyelectrolytes, for example, colloids and DNA-lipid complexes.

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