Theoretical and numerical study of the phase diagram of patchy colloids: Ordered and disordered patch arrangements

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 128, Issue 14, 2008, Pages

  Bianchi, Emanuela ^a   Tartaglia, Piero ^a   Zaccarelli, Emanuela ^a   Sciortino, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

CRITICAL POINTS; GAS LIQUID COEXISTENCE; PATCHY COLLOIDS; PERCOLATION LINES;

PHASE DIAGRAMS;

EID: 42149176527     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2888997     Document Type: Article

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