We introduce a microscopic model for particles with dissimilar patches which displays an unconventional "pinched" phase diagram, similar to the one predicted by Tlusty and Safran in the context of dipolar fluids. The model-based on two types of patch interactions, which account, respectively, for chaining and branching of the self-assembled networks-is studied both numerically via Monte Carlo simulations and theoretically via first-order perturbation theory. The dense phase is rich in junctions, while the less-dense phase is rich in chain ends. The model provides a reference system for a deep understanding of the competition between condensation and self-assembly into equilibrium-polymer chains. © 2011 American Physical Society.

Reentrant phase diagram of network fluids / Russo, John; J. M., Tavares; P. I. C., Teixeira; M. M., Telo Da Gama; Sciortino, Francesco. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS. - ISSN 0031-9007. - 106:8(2011). [10.1103/physrevlett.106.085703]

Reentrant phase diagram of network fluids

RUSSO, JOHN;SCIORTINO, Francesco
2011

Abstract

We introduce a microscopic model for particles with dissimilar patches which displays an unconventional "pinched" phase diagram, similar to the one predicted by Tlusty and Safran in the context of dipolar fluids. The model-based on two types of patch interactions, which account, respectively, for chaining and branching of the self-assembled networks-is studied both numerically via Monte Carlo simulations and theoretically via first-order perturbation theory. The dense phase is rich in junctions, while the less-dense phase is rich in chain ends. The model provides a reference system for a deep understanding of the competition between condensation and self-assembly into equilibrium-polymer chains. © 2011 American Physical Society.
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Reentrant phase diagram of network fluids / Russo, John; J. M., Tavares; P. I. C., Teixeira; M. M., Telo Da Gama; Sciortino, Francesco. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS. - ISSN 0031-9007. - 106:8(2011). [10.1103/physrevlett.106.085703]
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