Density functional theory and demixing of binary hard rod-polymer mixtures

dc.creatorBryk, P.
dc.date2003-10-31
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:54:32Z
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dc.descriptionA density functional theory for a mixture of hard rods and polymers modeled as chains built of hard tangent spheres is proposed by combining the functional due to Yu and Wu for the polymer mixtures [J. Chem. Phys. {\bf 117}, 2368 (2002)] with the Schmidt's functional [Phys. Rev. E {\bf 63}, 50201 (2001)] for rod-sphere mixtures. As a simple application of the functional, the demixing transition into polymer-rich and rod-rich phases is examined. When the chain length increases, the phase boundary broadens and the critical packing fraction decreases. The shift of the critical point of a demixing transition is most noticeable for short chains.
dc.description4 pages,2 figures, in press, PRE
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0310767
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0310767
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. E, 68, 062501 (2003)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevE.68.062501
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/22583
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.titleDensity functional theory and demixing of binary hard rod-polymer mixtures
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