Conformation transitions of a polyelectrolyte chain: A replica-exchange Monte-Carlo study

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Chi, Peng ^a   Li, Baohui ^a   Shi, An Chang ^b  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAIN SEGMENTS; CHARGED POLYELECTROLYTES; COIL-GLOBULE TRANSITIONS; CONFORMATION TRANSITIONS; COUNTERION CONDENSATION; COUNTERIONS; FIRST-ORDER; GLOBULAR STATE; MONTE CARLO; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; POLYELECTROLYTE CHAIN; SALT-FREE SOLUTION; THERMODYNAMIC BEHAVIORS; WIGNER CRYSTALS;

CONFORMATIONS; POLYELECTROLYTES;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EID: 80051631235     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.84.021804     Document Type: Article

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