PHASE-DIAGRAM OF A LATTICE MODEL FOR TERNARY MIXTURES OF WATER, OIL, AND SURFACTANTS

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作者
LARADJI, M
GUO, H
GRANT, M
ZUCKERMANN, MJ
机构
[1] Physics Department, Rutherford Building, McGill University, Montréal, Qué. H3A 2T8
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1991年 / 44卷 / 12期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.44.8184
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We study a lattice model for a three-component system of water, oil, and surfactants in two dimensions. Large-scale Monte Carlo simulations were performed to obtain the phase equilibria for a wide range of temperatures and surfactant concentrations. We show that this model has a rich phase behavior, and both microemulsion and liquid crystalline phases were found. The phase behavior is consistent with that of a real system, and is in qualitative agreement with the model of Gompper and Schick [Phys. Rev. Lett. 62, 1647 (1989)], which is based on three-body interactions.
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页码:8184 / 8188
页数:5
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