Thermodynamics and gelation of dimerizing adhesive spheres

Journal Article · Tue Sep 15 04:00:00 EDT 1992 · Journal of Chemical Physics; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.463936· OSTI ID:7156593

Weist, A O; Glandt, E D ^[1]

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1. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6393 (United States)

Wertheim's dual density formalism is applied to study the thermodynamics and gelation behavior of dimerizing adhesive spheres. Both the thermodynamic results (critical points and site--site correlation functions) and connectivity results (gelation threshold and site--site connectedness functions) are determined for mixtures of dumbbells and spheres as a function of the fraction {ital x}{sub 1} of spheres forming dumbbells, the bond length, and the degree of adhesiveness.

• OSTI ID: 7156593
• Journal Information: Journal of Chemical Physics; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Chemical Physics; (United States) Vol. 97:6; ISSN JCPSA; ISSN 0021-9606
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

661300 -- Other Aspects of Physical Science-- (1992-)
665000* -- Physics of Condensed Matter-- (1992-)
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
ADHESION
BOND LENGTHS
CORRELATION FUNCTIONS
CRITICAL TEMPERATURE
DIMENSIONS
DIMERS
DISPERSIONS
ENERGY
FUNCTIONS
GELATION
LENGTH
MIXTURES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
SPHERES
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
THERMODYNAMICS
THRESHOLD ENERGY
TRANSITION TEMPERATURE