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In this paper we propose and analyze a finite difference numerical scheme for the Poisson-Nernst-Planck equation (PNP) system. To understand the energy structure of the PNP model, we make use of the Energetic Variational Approach (EnVarA),…
A second order accurate (in time) numerical scheme is proposed and analyzed for the Poisson-Nernst-Planck equation (PNP) system, reformulated as a non-constant mobility $H^{-1}$ gradient flow in the Energetic Variational Approach (EnVarA).…
In this paper, we propose and analyze a second order accurate (in both time and space) numerical scheme for the Poisson-Nernst-Planck-Navier-Stokes system, which describes the ion electro-diffusion in fluids. In particular, the…
In this paper, we introduce and analyze a class of numerical schemes that demonstrate remarkable superiority in terms of efficiency, the preservation of positivity, energy stability, and high-order precision to solve the time-dependent…
Ion transport, often described by the Poisson--Nernst--Planck (PNP) equations, is ubiquitous in electrochemical devices and many biological processes of significance. In this work, we develop conservative, positivity-preserving, energy…
The first-order linear positivity preserving schemes in time are available for the time dependent Poisson-Nernst-Planck (PNP) equations, second-order linear ones are still challenging. In this paper, we propose the first- and second-order…
We consider in this paper a numerical approximation of Poisson-Nernst-Planck-Navier- Stokes (PNP-NS) system. We construct a decoupled semi-discrete and fully discrete scheme that enjoys the properties of positivity preserving, mass…
In this work, we introduce an inverse averaging finite element method (IAFEM) for solving the size-modified Poisson-Nernst-Planck (SMPNP) equations. Comparing with the classical Poisson-Nernst-Planck (PNP) equations, the SMPNP equations add…
The transport of charged particles, which can be described by the Maxwell-Ampere Nernst-Planck (MANP) framework, is essential in various applications including ion channels and semiconductors. We propose a decoupled structure-preserving…
In this work, we develop novel structure-preserving numerical schemes for a class of nonlinear Fokker--Planck equations with nonlocal interactions. Such equations can cover many cases of importance, such as porous medium equations with…
This paper develops a family of fast, structure-preserving numerical algorithms for the nonlinear Maxwell-Ampere Nernst-Planck equations. For the first-order scheme, the Slotboom transformation rewrites the Nernst-Planck equation to enable…
Charge dynamics play essential role in many practical applications such as semiconductors, electrochemical devices and transmembrane ion channels. A Maxwell-Amp\`{e}re Nernst-Planck (MANP) model that describes charge dynamics via…
First-order energy dissipative schemes in time are available in literature for the Poisson-Nernst-Planck (PNP) equations, but second-order ones are still in lack. This work proposes novel second-order discretization in time and finite…
We present a finite volume scheme for modeling the diffusion of charged particles, specifically ions, in constrained geometries using a degenerate Poisson-Nernst-Planck system with size exclusion yielding cross-diffusion. Our method…
A macroscopic model to describe the dynamics of ion transport in ion channels is the Poisson-Nernst-Planck(PNP) equations. In this paper, we develop a finite-difference method for solving PNP equations, which is second-order accurate in…
In this paper, we construct a semi-implicit finite difference method for the time dependent Poisson-Nernst-Planck system. Although the Poisson-Nernst-Planck system is a nonlinear system, the numerical method presented in this paper only…
The Poisson-Nernst-Planck (PNP) equations are fundamental for modeling ion transport in electrochemical systems, capturing the intricate interplay of concentration gradients, electric fields, and ion fluxes essential for applications such…
We consider numerical methods for the Poisson-Nernst-Planck-Cahn-Hilliard (PNPCH) equations with steric interactions. We propose a novel energy stable numerical scheme that respects mass conservation and positivity at the discrete level.…
This work considers charged systems described by the modified Poisson--Nernst--Planck (PNP) equations, which incorporate ionic steric effects and the Born solvation energy for dielectric inhomogeneity. Solving the steady-state modified PNP…
The Poisson-Nernst-Planck equations with generalized Frumkin-Butler-Volmer boundary conditions (PNP-FBV) describe ion transport with Faradaic reactions and have applications in a wide variety of fields. Using an adaptive time-stepper based…