Efficient simulations of charged colloidal dispersions: A density functional approach
Kang Kim, Ryoichi Yamamoto
TL;DR
This paper introduces a numerical density functional method for efficiently simulating charged colloidal dispersions in electrolytes, enabling the study of many-body electrostatic interactions and colloidal crystal formation.
Contribution
It presents a novel mesoscopic simulation approach using a smoothed profile for colloid-solvent boundaries, improving efficiency and accuracy in modeling complex colloidal systems.
Findings
Validated method for simple geometries
Demonstrated formation of colloidal crystals
Efficient simulation of many-body interactions
Abstract
A numerical method is presented for first-principle simulations of charged colloidal dispersions in electrolyte solutions. Utilizing a smoothed profile for colloid-solvent boundaries, efficient mesoscopic simulations are enabled for modeling dispersions of many colloidal particles exhibiting many-body electrostatic interactions. The validity of the method was examined for simple colloid geometries, and the efficiency was demonstrated by calculating stable structures of two-dimensional dispersions, which resulted in the formation of colloidal crystals.
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