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A density functional for a model colloid-polymer mixture M. Schmidt, H. Löwen, J. M. Brader, and R. Evans, Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 1934 (2000). Locate in [bare] [illustrated] list. Get [full paper] as pdf. Abstract. We present a density functional theory for mixtures of (hard sphere) colloidal particles and ideal polymers. For this extreme nonadditive system we employ a fundamental measures approach to construct a functional which incorporates the correct dimensional crossover and the exact low density limit. In bulk fluid mixtures the functional yields the same free energy and, therefore, the same gas-liquid (demixing) transition as given by free-volume theory. It generates consistent pair correlation functions; the partial structure factors Sij(k) diverge, as k->0, at the critical point obtained from the free energy. Our results for the structure agree well with those from simulation and Percus-Yevick theory. [figures] Read the [full paper] as pdf. |