Weak and Strong-Coupling Electrostatic Interactions between Asymmetrically Charged Planar Surfaces
Soft Condensed Matter
2009-05-26 v1 Statistical Mechanics
Abstract
We compare weak and strong coupling theory of counterion-mediated electrostatic interactions between two asymmetrically charged plates with extensive Monte-Carlo simulations. Analytical results in both weak and strong coupling limits compare excellently with simulations in their respective regimes of validity. The system shows a surprisingly rich structure in terms of interactions between the surfaces as well as fundamental qualitative differences in behavior in the weak and the strong coupling limits.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0905.3851,
title = {Weak and Strong-Coupling Electrostatic Interactions between Asymmetrically Charged Planar Surfaces},
author = {M. Kanduc and M. Trulsson and A. Naji and Y. Burak and J. Forsman and R. Podgornik},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0905.3851},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
15 pages, 8 figures