Coupling effects of depletion interactions in a three-sphere colloidal system

• Published in: Chinese physics B Vol. 22; no. 5; pp. 587 - 590
• Main Author: 陈泽顺 戴刚 高海峡 肖长明
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.05.2013
• Subjects: Colloids; Computer simulation; Confinement; Depletion; Joining; Mathematical models; Monte Carlo methods; 几何约束; 力耦合; 排空; 数值结果; 耦合作用; 耦合效应; 胶体系统; 蒙特卡罗模拟

In a three-sphere system, the middle sphere is acted upon by two opposite depletion forces from the other two spheres. It is found that, in this system, the two depletion forces are coupled with each other and result in a strengthened depletion force. So the difference of the depletion forces of the...