Thermodynamic Signatures of Structural Transitions and Dissociation of Charged Colloidal Clusters: A Parallel Tempering Monte Carlo Study

Computational simulation of colloidal systems make use of empirical interaction potentials that are founded in well-established theory. In this work, we have performed parallel tempering Monte Carlo (PTMC) simulations to calculate heat capacity and to assess structural transitions, which may occur i...

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Published in:	Molecules
Main Authors:	Frederico V. Prudente, Jorge M. C. Marques
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Subjects:	colloids short-range attraction long-range repulsion Bernal spiral thermodynamic properties
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/8/2581