Orientational ordering and dynamics of rodlike polyelectrolytes.
The interplay between electrostatic interactions and orientational correlations is studied for a model system of charged rods positioned on a chain, using Monte Carlo simulation techniques. It is shown that the coupling brings about the notion of electrostatic frustration, which in turn results in: (i) a rich variety of orientational orderings such as chiral phases, and (ii) an inherently slow dynamics characterized by stretched-exponential behavior in the relaxation functions of the system.
Fazli
Hossein
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Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
Golestanian
Ramin
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Kolahchi
Mohammad R
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