3 papers
cond-mat.soft2026
Designing Coulombic Contact Interactions between Polarizable Particles through Asymmetry
Yanyu Duan, Zecheng Gan
Polarizable particle systems, including charged colloids, polarizable ions, biomolecular assemblies, and soft nanomaterials, can exhibit contact electrostatic interactions that dep…
cond-mat.soft2025
Quantitative Theory for Critical Conditions of Like-Charge Attraction Between Polarizable Spheres
Yanyu Duan, Zecheng Gan
Despite extensive experimental and theoretical efforts, a concise quantitative theory to predict the occurrence of like-charge attraction (LCA) between polarizable spheres remains…
cond-mat.soft2025
Mechanisms of electrostatic interactions between two charged dielectric spheres inside a polarizable medium: An effective-dipole analysis
Yanyu Duan, Zecheng Gan, Ho-Kei Chan
The mechanisms of electrostatic interactions between two charged dielectric spheres inside a polarizable medium have been investigated, in terms of hypothetical effective dipoles t…