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Steric asymmetry vs charge asymmetry in dilute solution containing large weakly charged ions. / Kopanichuk, Ilia V.; Vanin, Alexandr A.; Gotlib, Igor Yu.; Victorov, Alexey I.

In: Fluid Phase Equilibria, Vol. 428, 2016, p. 203-211.

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title = "Steric asymmetry vs charge asymmetry in dilute solution containing large weakly charged ions",
abstract = "From Molecular Dynamic (MD) simulations we obtain the osmotic equation of state (EOS) and the energy for solution of large, weakly and asymmetrically charged rodlike ions in a neutralizing background that consists of continuous solvent and small spherical counterions. We elucidate the relative roles of the electrostatic and the steric interactions in the thermodynamic behavior of a fluid, estimate contributions of these interactions to the EOS, and describe the effect of electrostatic screening in solution of asymmetric ions. Electrostatic contribution to the EOS is derived from the variational-field theory in the weak coupling approximation; expressions for the screening parameter are given in a closed form. We show that charge asymmetry has strong impact on the electrostatic parts of both the pressure and the energy. Nevertheless for fluids containing weakly charged bulky ions, repulsion forces tend to overwhelm the electrostatic contribution at very moderate concentrations. Soft repulsion gives an importan",
keywords = "Molecular dynamics, Equation of state, Rodlike ion, Variational field theory",
author = "Kopanichuk, {Ilia V.} and Vanin, {Alexandr A.} and Gotlib, {Igor Yu.} and Victorov, {Alexey I.}",
year = "2016",
doi = "10.1016/j.fluid.2016.06.008",
language = "English",
volume = "428",
pages = "203--211",
journal = "Fluid Phase Equilibria",
issn = "0378-3812",
publisher = "Elsevier",

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AU - Kopanichuk, Ilia V.

AU - Vanin, Alexandr A.

AU - Gotlib, Igor Yu.

AU - Victorov, Alexey I.

PY - 2016

Y1 - 2016

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AB - From Molecular Dynamic (MD) simulations we obtain the osmotic equation of state (EOS) and the energy for solution of large, weakly and asymmetrically charged rodlike ions in a neutralizing background that consists of continuous solvent and small spherical counterions. We elucidate the relative roles of the electrostatic and the steric interactions in the thermodynamic behavior of a fluid, estimate contributions of these interactions to the EOS, and describe the effect of electrostatic screening in solution of asymmetric ions. Electrostatic contribution to the EOS is derived from the variational-field theory in the weak coupling approximation; expressions for the screening parameter are given in a closed form. We show that charge asymmetry has strong impact on the electrostatic parts of both the pressure and the energy. Nevertheless for fluids containing weakly charged bulky ions, repulsion forces tend to overwhelm the electrostatic contribution at very moderate concentrations. Soft repulsion gives an importan

KW - Molecular dynamics

KW - Equation of state

KW - Rodlike ion

KW - Variational field theory

U2 - 10.1016/j.fluid.2016.06.008

DO - 10.1016/j.fluid.2016.06.008

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VL - 428

SP - 203

EP - 211

JO - Fluid Phase Equilibria

JF - Fluid Phase Equilibria

SN - 0378-3812

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