Two-component Gaussian core model : strong-coupling limit, Bjerrum pairs, and gas-liquid phase transition

In the present work, we investigate a gas-liquid transition in a two-component Gaussian core model, where particles of the same species repel and those of different species attract. Unlike a similar transition in a one-component system with particles having attractive interactions at long separation...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Frydel, Derek, Levin, Yan
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UFRGS
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:www.lume.ufrgs.br:10183/195597
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10183/195597
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Transformações de fase
Termodinâmica
Método de Monte Carlo
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Sumario:In the present work, we investigate a gas-liquid transition in a two-component Gaussian core model, where particles of the same species repel and those of different species attract. Unlike a similar transition in a one-component system with particles having attractive interactions at long separations and repulsive interactions at short separations, a transition in the two-component system is not driven solely by interactions but by a specific feature of the interactions, the correlations. This leads to extremely low critical temperature, as correlations are dominant in the strong-coupling limit. By carrying out various approximations based on standard liquid-state methods, we show that a gasliquid transition of the two-component system poses a challenging theoretical problem.