Non-linear screening of spherical and cylindrical colloids: the case of 1:2 and 2:1 electrolytes

dc.creatorTellez, Gabriel
dc.creatorTrizac, Emmanuel
dc.date2004-03-10
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:56:53Z
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dc.descriptionFrom a multiple scale analysis, we find an analytic solution of spherical and cylindrical Poisson-Boltzmann theory for both a 1:2 (monovalent co-ions, divalent counter-ions) and a 2:1 (reversed situation) electrolyte. Our approach consists in an expansion in powers of rescaled curvature $1/(κa)$, where $a$ is the colloidal radius and $1/κ$ the Debye length of the electrolytic solution. A systematic comparison with the full numerical solution of the problem shows that for cylinders and spheres, our results are accurate as soon as $κa>1$. We also report an unusual overshooting effect where the colloidal effective charge is larger than the bare one.
dc.description9 pages, 11 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0403265
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0403265
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. E 70, 011404 (2004)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevE.70.011404
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/23502
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.subjectMaterials Science
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.titleNon-linear screening of spherical and cylindrical colloids: the case of 1:2 and 2:1 electrolytes
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