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We investigate the disappearance of the critical points of a model consisting of particles decorated with two patches of type A and a variable number (n) of patches of type B (2AnB patchy particles), in which only AA and AB bonds can form. This has been shown to exhibit a very rich phase behavior including one, two, or no liquid-vapor critical points, depending on two parameters: the ratio of the volumes available to each type of bond and the ratio of the bond strengths. We apply Wertheim's theory in the limit of strong AA bonds to a lattice version of the model [Almarza et al., J. Chem. Phys. 137, 244902 (2012)] and show that the critical point does not always vanish at zero density and temperature, in contrast with results for particles decorated with only one type of patch. We uncover two remnants of the critical points-the lines of maximum and ideal compressibility-that survive even when no critical points are present.
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Patchy fluids Interaction patches
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TAVARES, J. M.; TEIXEIRA, Paulo I. C. – Remnants of the disappearing critical point(s) in patchy fluids with distinct interaction patches. Journal of Chemical Physics. ISSN 0021-9606. Vol. 153, N.º 8 (2020), pp. 086101-1- 086101-4
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American Institute Physics