Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol.107, No.5, 1565-1575, 1997
A Monte-Carlo Finite-Size-Scaling Study of Charged Hard-Sphere Criticality
Monte Carlo simulations of the critical region of the restricted primitive model are reported. Using mixed-field finite size scaling analysis we show that the critical behavior is compatible with Ising like behavior although due to statistical error on the simulation data and large correction-to-scaling contributions mean-field behavior cannot be totally excluded. With the assumption of Ising criticality the critical temperature is estimated to be 0.0488+/-0.0002 and the critical density 0.080+/-0.005.
Keywords:RESTRICTED PRIMITIVE MODEL;LIQUID-VAPOR COEXISTENCE;IONIC FLUIDS;PHASE-TRANSITIONS;CRITICAL-BEHAVIOR;CRITICAL-POINT;NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS;ELECTRICAL-PROPERTIES;CRITICAL EXPONENT;LIGHT-SCATTERING