Model colloidal fluid with competing interactions: Bulk and interfacial properties

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Archer, A J ^a   Pini, D ^b   Evans, R ^a   Reatto, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); OSCILLATIONS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ASYMPTOTIC DECAY; COLLOIDAL FLUIDS; CORRELATION FUNCTIONS; OSCILLATORY DECAY;

COLLOIDS;

EID: 33846071564     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2405355     Document Type: Article

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