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  • Physical Chemistry
  • Soft Matter Physics
  • Colloid Science

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  • The Mie potential is a fundamental model for inter-particle interactions.
  • Bounded generalizations of the Mie potential are relevant for modeling polymeric colloidal systems.
  • Understanding the second virial coefficient (SVC) is crucial for predicting thermodynamic behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the second virial coefficient (SVC) of bounded generalizations of the Mie m:n potential.
  • To derive and analyze new series expansion expressions for the SVC.
  • To provide formulas useful for experimental conditions in dispersed soft polymeric particles.

Main Methods:

  • Derivation of series expansion expressions for the SVC based on the Mayer function.
  • Development of high-temperature expansion (HTE) formulas for the SVC.
  • Analysis of the SVC's behavior concerning system parameters and temperature.

Main Results:

  • The SVC is negative for all temperatures when a parameter 'a' exceeds a critical value 'a_c', indicating thermodynamic instability.
  • Boyle temperature and SVC maximum temperature diverge to infinity as 'a' approaches 'a_c'.
  • High-temperature expansion (HTE) formulas exhibit rapid convergence across the entire parameter range, unlike other methods.

Conclusions:

  • The derived HTE formulas provide a computationally efficient and accurate method for calculating the SVC of bounded Mie potentials.
  • These findings are valuable for understanding the phase behavior and thermodynamic properties of soft polymeric colloidal systems.
  • The HTE formulas can guide experimental design for nucleation and growth processes in such systems.