Liquid-vapor transition driven by bond disorder |
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Authors: | Bozorgui Behnaz Frenkel Daan |
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Institution: | FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics, Kruislaan 407, 1098 SJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands. bozorgui@amolf.nl |
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Abstract: | We report grand-canonical Monte Carlo simulations of an equimolar mixture of hard colloids coated with long polymers that have a complementary functionalization. Such systems have the potential to function as self-healing materials. Under conditions where the complementary polymer ends are strongly associated, we observe a first-order vapor-liquid transition from a dilute gas of colloidal dimers to a dense, liquid-like phase. This transition is driven exclusively by the increase in entropy associated with bond disorder-an effect that was predicted theoretically by Zilman et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 015901 (2003)10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.015901]. Our simulations rationalize experimental observations by Schmatko et al. Soft Matter 03 (2007) 703.]. |
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