A correlation-hole approach to the electric double layer with counter-ions only
Palaia, Ivan ; Trulsson, Martin LU
; Šamaj, Ladislav
and Trizac, Emmanuel
(2018)
In Molecular Physics
116(21-22).
p.3134-3146
- Abstract
- We study a classical system of identically charged counter-ions near a planar wall carrying a uniform surface charge density. The equilibrium statistical mechanics of the system depends on a single dimensionless coupling parameter. A new self-consistent theory of the correlation-hole type is proposed which leads to a modified Poisson–Boltzmann integral equation for the density profile, convenient for analytical progress and straightforward to solve numerically. The exact density profiles are recovered in the limits of weak and strong couplings. In contrast to previous theoretical attempts of the test-charge family, the density profiles fulfil the contact-value theorem at all values of the coupling constant and exhibit the mean-field decay... (More)
- We study a classical system of identically charged counter-ions near a planar wall carrying a uniform surface charge density. The equilibrium statistical mechanics of the system depends on a single dimensionless coupling parameter. A new self-consistent theory of the correlation-hole type is proposed which leads to a modified Poisson–Boltzmann integral equation for the density profile, convenient for analytical progress and straightforward to solve numerically. The exact density profiles are recovered in the limits of weak and strong couplings. In contrast to previous theoretical attempts of the test-charge family, the density profiles fulfil the contact-value theorem at all values of the coupling constant and exhibit the mean-field decay at asymptotically large distances from the wall, as expected. We furthermore show that the density corrections at large couplings exhibit the proper dependence on coupling parameter and distance to the charged wall. The numerical results for intermediate values of the coupling provide accurate density profiles which are in good agreement with those obtained by Monte Carlo simulations. The crossover to mean-field behaviour at large distance is studied in detail. (Less)
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- Palaia, Ivan
; Trulsson, Martin
LU
; Šamaj, Ladislav
and Trizac, Emmanuel
- organization
- publishing date
- 2018
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Monte Carlo, electrostatic
- in
- Molecular Physics
- volume
- 116
- issue
- 21-22
- pages
- 3134 - 3146
- publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85047137950
- ISSN
- 1362-3028
- DOI
- 10.1080/00268976.2018.1471234
- language
- English
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author = {{Palaia, Ivan and Trulsson, Martin and Šamaj, Ladislav and Trizac, Emmanuel}},
issn = {{1362-3028}},
keywords = {{Monte Carlo; electrostatic}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{21-22}},
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publisher = {{Taylor & Francis}},
series = {{Molecular Physics}},
title = {{A correlation-hole approach to the electric double layer with counter-ions only}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00268976.2018.1471234}},
doi = {{10.1080/00268976.2018.1471234}},
volume = {{116}},
year = {{2018}},
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