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The paper presents a mean field theory of electrolyte solutions, extending the classical Debye-H\"{u}ckel-Onsager theory to provide a detailed description of the electrical conductivity in strong electrolyte solutions. The theory…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2024-09-27 N. N. Kalikin , Yu. A. Budkov

The non-equilibrium steady states of a semi-infinite quasi-one-dimensional univalent binary electrolyte solution, characterised by non-vanishing electric currents, are investigated by means of Poisson-Nernst-Planck (PNP) theory. Exact…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2024-01-09 Markus Bier

A vibrational model of transport properties of dense fluids assumes that solid-like oscillations of atoms around their temporary equilibrium positions dominate the dynamical picture. The temporary equilibrium positions of atoms do not form…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2024-01-09 Sergey Khrapak

Solid/liquid interfaces control various processes of technological relevance in the process industry and many fundamental physicochemical phenomena. This work examines the link between the atomistic description of mass transfer at…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2021-09-07 Aaron R Finney , Matteo Salvalaglio

We develop a comprehensive continuum model capable of treating both electrostatic and structural interactions in liquid dielectrics. Starting from a two-order parameter description in terms of charge density and polarization, we derive a…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2023-02-08 Ralf Blossey , Rudolf Podgornik

A variational theory is developed to study electrolyte solutions, composed of interacting point-like ions in a solvent, in the presence of dielectric discontinuities and charges at the boundaries. Three important and non-linear…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2013-05-29 Sahin Buyukdagli , Manoel Manghi , John Palmeri

Conventional lithium-ion batteries, and many next-generation technologies, rely on organic electrolytes with multiple solvents to achieve the desired physicochemical and interfacial properties. The complex interplay between these properties…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2023-03-06 Zachary A. H. Goodwin , Michael McEldrew , Boris Kozinsky , Martin Z. Bazant

We present a coupled continuum formulation for the electrostatic, chemical, thermal, mechanical and fluid physics in battery materials. Our treatment is at the particle scale, at which the active particles held together by carbon-binders,…

Computational Physics · Physics 2018-07-26 Zhenlin Wang , Krishna Garikipati

We investigate active electrolytes within the mean-field level of description. The focus is on how the double-layer structure of passive, thermalized charges is affected by active dynamics of all constituting ions. One feature of active…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2018-05-23 Derek Frydel , Rudolf Podgornik

Building upon the classical chemo-mechanical theory of Larch{\'e} and Cahn for equilibrium, numerous studies have investigated the transport of species in solids, with or without trapping phenomena. In most applications -- such as the…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2025-12-24 Alberto Salvadori , Mattia Serpelloni , Robert M. McMeeking

Electrochemical devices often consist of multicomponent electrolyte solutions. Two processes influence the overall dynamics of these devices: the formation of electrical double layers and chemical conversion due to redox reactions. However,…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2022-06-20 Nathan Jarvey , Filipe Henrique , Ankur Gupta

Solvation in 1-ethyl-3-methylmidazolium chloride and in 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate near equilibrium is investigated via molecular dynamics computer simulations with diatomic and benzenelike molecules employed as probe…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-11 Y. Shim , M. Y. Choi , Hyung J. Kim

A model is developed for describing the transport of charged colloidal particles in an evaporating sessile droplet on the electrified metal substrate in the presence of a solvent flow. The model takes into account the electric charge of…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2022-03-16 Semen V. Zavarzin , Andrei L. Kolesnikov , Yury A. Budkov , Lev Yu. Barash

Using molecular dynamics simulations, we reveal emergent properties of hydrated electrode interfaces that while molecular in origin are integral to the behavior of the system across long times scales and large length scales. Specifically,…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-05-20 David T. Limmer , Adam P. Willard

The structure of polar liquids and electrolytic solutions, such as water and aqueous electrolytes, at interfaces underlies numerous phenomena in physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering. In this work, we develop a continuum theory that…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2022-07-13 J. Pedro de Souza , Alexei A. Kornyshev , Martin Z. Bazant

The elusive presence of an anomalously increasing screening length at high ionic concentrations hampers a complete picture of interactions in electrolytes. Theories which extend the diluted Debye-Huckel framework to higher concentrations…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2025-09-01 Ioannis Skarmoutsos , Stefano Mossa

We generalize the concept of charge regulation of ionic solutions, and apply it to complex fluids with mobile macro-ions having internal non-electrostatic degrees of freedom. The suggested framework provides a convenient tool for…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2018-01-17 Tomer Markovich , David Andelman , Rudi Podgornik

Understanding the nature of solvated electrons is important in studying a range of chemical and biological phenomena. This study investigates the structural and dynamical behavior of an excess electron in water, examining different…

Computational Physics · Physics 2025-06-10 Ritama Kar , Nisanth N. Nair

The free motion of charged colloids within ionic solutions and in the vicinity of charged boundaries, is a phenomenon that occurs in various natural, biological and industrial settings. Here, we develop an electrohydrodynamic lubrication…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2026-04-29 Anirban Chatterjee , Yacine Amarouchene , Thomas Salez

Employing recent advances in response theory and nonequilibrium ensemble reweighting, we study the dynamic and static correlations that give rise to an electric field-dependent ionic conductivity in electrolyte solutions. We consider…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2021-07-28 Dominika Lesnicki , Chloe Y. Gao , David T. Limmer , Benjamin Rotenberg