Interfaces in solutions of randomly charged rods

We study the interfacial properties of systems containing like-charged rods with charge fluctuations along their length. We show that it is possible to describe clusters of rods in terms of the sum of a bulk free energy and a surface free energy. It is not obvious that this is valid for electrostatic systems, since the interactions are long-ranged, and the effective interactions between rods are not pairwise-additive.

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Year of publication:	1998
Authors:	Ha, B.-Y. ; Liu, Andrea J.
Published in:	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4371. - Vol. 259.1998, 3, p. 235-244
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Interfaces \| Charge fluctuations \| Polyelectrolytes \| Polyampholytes

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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