Transient cavities and the excess chemical potentials of hard-spheroid solutes in dipolar hard sphere solvents
| dc.creator | Camp, Philip J. | |
| dc.date | 2005-06-20 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T06:24:31Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T06:24:31Z | |
| dc.description | Monte Carlo computer simulations are used to study transient cavities and the solvation of hard-spheroid solutes in dipolar hard sphere solvents. The probability distribution of spheroidal cavities in the solvent is shown to be well described by a Gaussian function, and the variations of fit parameters with cavity elongation and solvent properties are analyzed. The excess chemical potentials of hard-spheroid solutes with aspect ratios $x$ in the range $1/5 \leq x \leq 5$, and with volumes between one and twenty times that of a solvent molecule, are presented. It is shown that for a given molecular volume and solvent dipole moment (or temperature) a spherical solute has the lowest excess chemical potential and hence the highest solubility, while a prolate solute with aspect ratio $x$ should be more soluble than an oblate solute with aspect ratio $1/x$. For a given solute molecule, the excess chemical potential increases with increasing temperature; this same trend is observed in the case of hydrophobic solvation. To help interpret the simulation results, comparison is made with a scaled-particle theory that requires prior knowledge of a solute-solvent interfacial tension and the pure-solvent equation of state, which parameters are obtained from simulation results for spherical solutes. The theory shows excellent agreement with simulation results over the whole range of solute elongations considered. | |
| dc.description | 10 pages, 10 figures | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0506501 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0506501 | |
| dc.identifier | Journal of Chemical Physics 123, 154501 (2005) | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.1063/1.2062027 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/96568 | |
| dc.subject | Statistical Mechanics | |
| dc.subject | Soft Condensed Matter | |
| dc.title | Transient cavities and the excess chemical potentials of hard-spheroid solutes in dipolar hard sphere solvents | |
| dc.type | text |