The simplicity of hard spheres as a model system is deceptive. Although the particles
interact solely through volume exclusion, that nevertheless suffices for a wealth of static and …

The focus of nanoscience and nanotechnology is gradually shifting from the synthesis of
individual components to their assembly into larger systems and nanostructured materials …

Ionic liquids are pure salts that are liquid under ambient conditions. As liquids composed
solely of ions, the scientific consensus has been that ionic liquids have exceedingly high …

We present a method of calculating the electric charge density of glass and silica surfaces in
contact with aqueous electrolytes for two cases of practical relevance that are not amenable …

Understanding the structural and thermodynamic properties of surfaces, interfaces, and
membranes is important for both fundamental and practical reasons. Important applications …

In this work, we present a review of recently achieved progress in the field of soft condensed
matter physics, and in particular on the study of the static properties of solutions or …

The classical Poisson-Boltzmann (PB) theory of electrolytes assumes a dilute solution of
point charges with mean-field electrostatic forces. Even for very dilute solutions, however, it …

Electrostatic correlations play an important role in physics, chemistry and biology. In
plasmas they result in thermodynamic instability similar to the liquid–gas phase transition of …

We consider the structureof a surface with a fairly dense array of polyelectrolytes end-grafted
to it. A simple theory for the scaling properties of the corona thickness, counterion …

Recently, an increasing experimental effort has been devoted to the synthesis of complex
colloidal particles with chemically or physically patterned surfaces and possible specific …