Screening of a charged particle by multivalent counterions in salty water: strong charge inversion

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1110-1125

  Nguyen, T T ^a   Grosberg, A Yu ^a   Shklovskii, B I ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; COLLOIDS; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS; MICELLES; POLYELECTROLYTES; SCREENING;

ACTIN; CHARGE INVERSION; MACRO ION; MULTIVALENT COUNTERIONS; SALTY WATER; WIGNER CRYSTAL;

CHARGED PARTICLES;

EID: 0034229308     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.481890     Document Type: Article

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