Abstract
Molecular dynamic simulations were employed to resolve the forces between two nanoparticles in a Lennard-Jones (L-J) liquid. As such, the relative roles of van der Waals and solvation forces in this system were investigated. Hamaker showed that London-van der Waals forces between two particles of the same material embedded in a fluid were always attractive and this attraction was a major force driving aggregation in colloidal suspensions.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 9745-9754 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of Chemical Physics |
| Volume | 119 |
| Issue number | 18 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 8 2003 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry