Equilibrium charge distribution on annealed polyelectrolytes
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Equilibrium charge distribution on annealed polyelectrolytes.
Monte Carlo simulations are used to study the non-uniform equilibrium charge distribution along a single annealed polyelectrolyte chain under theta solvent conditions and with added salt. Within a range of the order of the Debye length charge accumulates at chain ends while a slight charge depletion appears in the central part of the chain. The simulation results are compared with theoretical p...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The European Physical Journal E
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1292-8941
DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2002-10019-y