Recently, a density functional theory for hard particles with shape anisotropy was developed, the extended deconvolution fundamental measure theory (edFMT). We apply edFMT to hard dumbbells, arguably the simplest non-convex shape and readily available experimentally in the form of colloids. We obtain good agreement between edFMT and Monte Carlo simulations for fluids of dumbbells in a slit and for the same system under gravity. This indicates that edFMT can be successfully applied to nearly all colloidal shapes, not just for the convex shapes for which edFMT was originally derived. A theory, such as edFMT, that allows a fast and general way of mapping the phase behavior of anisotropic colloids, can act as a useful guide for the design of colloidal shapes for various applications.
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21 December 2011
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December 19 2011
Inhomogeneous fluids of colloidal hard dumbbells: Fundamental measure theory and Monte Carlo simulations
Matthieu Marechal;
Matthieu Marechal
Institut für Theoretische Physik II,
Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf
, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Hanns Hagen Goetzke;
Hanns Hagen Goetzke
Institut für Theoretische Physik II,
Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf
, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Andreas Härtel;
Andreas Härtel
Institut für Theoretische Physik II,
Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf
, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Hartmut Löwen
Hartmut Löwen
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Institut für Theoretische Physik II,
Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf
, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Electronic mail: hlowen@thphy.uni-duesseldorf.de.
J. Chem. Phys. 135, 234510 (2011)
Article history
Received:
September 22 2011
Accepted:
November 08 2011
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Matthieu Marechal, Hanns Hagen Goetzke, Andreas Härtel, Hartmut Löwen; Inhomogeneous fluids of colloidal hard dumbbells: Fundamental measure theory and Monte Carlo simulations. J. Chem. Phys. 21 December 2011; 135 (23): 234510. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3664742
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