Segue Between Favorable and Unfavorable Solvation
Statistical Mechanics
2007-07-29 v1
Abstract
Solvation of small and large clusters are studied by simulation, considering a range of solvent-solute attractive energy strengths. Over a wide range of conditions, both for solvation in the Lennard-Jones liquid and in the SPC model of water, it is shown that the mean solvent density varies linearly with changes in solvent-solute adhesion or attractive energy strength. This behavior is understood from the perspective of Weeks' theory of solvation [Ann. Rev. Phys. Chem. 2002, 53, 533] and supports theories based upon that perspective.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0703686,
title = {Segue Between Favorable and Unfavorable Solvation},
author = {Lutz Maibaum and David Chandler},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0703686},
year = {2007}
}
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8 pages, 7 figures