Surface-induced layer formation in polyelectrolytes
arXiv:cond-mat/9809355 · doi:10.1063/1.479093
Abstract
We analyze, by means of an RPA calculation, the conditions under which a mixture of oppositely charged polyelectrolytes can micro-segregate in the neighborhood of a charged surface creating a layered structure. A number of stable layers can be formed if the surface is sufficiently strongly charged even at temperatures at which the bulk of the mixture is homogeneous.
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