Solving the Poisson–Boltzmann equation to obtain interaction energies between confined, like-charged cylinders
- 22 November 1998
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 109 (20) , 9166-9171
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.477469
Abstract
We numerically solve the nonlinear Poisson–Boltzmann equation for two cylinders confined by two parallel charged plates. The repulsive electrical double layer component of the cylinder pair potential is substantially reduced by confinement between like-charged plates. While the effective cylinder surface charge is increased by the confinement, the effective interaction screening length is reduced, this effect being dominant so that the repulsive confined cylinder–cylinder interaction potential is reduced.Keywords
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