title: Orientational ordering and dynamics of rodlike polyelectrolytes.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fazli
authors.forename: Ramin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Golestanian
authors.forename: Mohammad R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Kolahchi