An improved thermodynamic perturbation theory for square-well m-point model of the patchy colloids

We propose an improved version of Wertheim's first order thermodynamic perturbation theory for the square-well m-point model of patchy colloids. Our version of the theory takes into account changes in the free volume of the system due to bond formation. The new theory is a significant improveme...

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Published inThe Journal of chemical physics Vol. 137; no. 24; p. 244910
Main Authors Kalyuzhnyi, Y V, Hlushak, S P, Cummings, P T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 28.12.2012
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Summary:We propose an improved version of Wertheim's first order thermodynamic perturbation theory for the square-well m-point model of patchy colloids. Our version of the theory takes into account changes in the free volume of the system due to bond formation. The new theory is a significant improvement, giving good agreement with Monte Carlo simulations of the model.
ISSN:1089-7690
DOI:10.1063/1.4773012