Multivalent Ion-Mediated Attraction between Like-Charged Colloidal Particles: Nonmonotonic Dependence on the Particle Charge

• Cheng Lin,
• Xiaowei Qiang,
• Hai-Long Dong,
• Jie Huo,
• Zhi-Jie Tan

Affiliations

Cheng Lin

Center for Theoretical Physics and Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro & Nano-structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

Xiaowei Qiang

Center for Theoretical Physics and Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro & Nano-structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

Hai-Long Dong

Center for Theoretical Physics and Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro & Nano-structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

Jie Huo

Center for Theoretical Physics and Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro & Nano-structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

Zhi-Jie Tan

Center for Theoretical Physics and Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro & Nano-structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China