Theory of percolation in fluids of long molecules |
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Authors: | Kevin Leung David Chandler |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Chemistry, University of California, 94720 Berkeley, California |
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Abstract: | We use the reference interaction site model (RISM) integral equation theory to study the percolation behavior of fluids composed of long molecules. We examine the roles of hard core size and of length-to-width ratio on the percolation threshold. The critical density c is a nonmonotonic function of these parameters exhibiting competition of different effects. Comparisons with Monte Carlo calculations of others are reasonably good. For critical exponents, the theory yields =2 =2 for molecules of any noninfinite lengthL. WhenL is very large, the theory yields c L
–2. These predictions compare favorably with observations of the conductivity for random assemblies of conductive fibers. The threshold region where asymptotic scaling holds requires the correlation length ![xgr](/content/w82422863g04237k/xxlarge958.gif) (![delta](/content/w82422863g04237k/xxlarge948.gif) /
c
)
–v
to be much larger thanL. Evidently, the range of densities in this region diminishes asL increases, requiring that density deviations from c be no larger than![delta](/content/w82422863g04237k/xxlarge948.gif) ![rgr](/content/w82422863g04237k/xxlarge961.gif) L
–2. Otherwise, crossover behavior will be observed. |
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Keywords: | Percolation RISM integral equation |
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