
Jan Forsman
Professor

A simple correlation-corrected theory of systems described by screened Coulomb interactions
Author
Summary, in English
We present a simple correlation-corrected density functional treatment of dispersions containing macroions, where these are assumed to interact via screened Coulomb potentials, as given by Debye-Hückel theory. A straightforward mean-field description even fails to qualitatively capture important correlation effects displayed by such systems. However, if an effective, correlation-corrected potential is adopted at short range, then the predictions are in qualitative and semiquantitative agreement with simulated results. The correlation corrections are evaluated in a manner that is completely analogous to those recently presented in correlation-corrected Poisson-Boltzmann theory (Forsman, J. J. Phys. Chem. B 2004, 108, 9236). The accuracy of the theory is evaluated by comparison with simulation data on systems displaying correlation-generated packing effects and stratification forces.
Department/s
- Computational Chemistry
Publishing year
2007
Language
English
Pages
5515-5521
Publication/Series
Langmuir
Volume
23
Issue
10
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
The American Chemical Society (ACS)
Topic
- Theoretical Chemistry (including Computational Chemistry)
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0743-7463