Symmetry breaking and electrostatic attraction between two identical surfaces Export

@article{citeulike:4368898, abstract = {By allowing the surface charge of one surface to affect the adsorption equilibrium of the other, we establish the existence of a long-range attractive interaction between two identical surfaces in an electrolyte containing polyvalent counterions with a mean-field Poisson-Boltzmann approach. A Stern electrostatic condition from linearization of the mass-action adsorption isotherm is used to capture how polyvalent ion condensation affects and reverses the surface charge. We furthermore establish a direct mapping between this Stern-layer condition and previously derived modified mean-field formulations associated with correlated fluctuations theory. For a sufficiently potential-sensitive isotherm, antisymmetric charge inversion can occur to produce an attractive force that increases with decreasing ionic strengths. Analyses of a mass-action isotherm produce force-separation relations, including an exponential far-field force decay distinct but consistent with previously proposed correlated fluctuation theories and in quantitative agreement with experimental data.}, author = {Plourabou\'{e}, F. and Chang, H. C.}, citeulike-article-id = {4368898}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://scitation.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=PLEEE8000079000004041404000001&idtype=cvips&gifs=yes}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRE/v79/e041404}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.79.041404}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevE.79.041404}, journal = {Physical Review E (Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics)}, keywords = {dna\_ions, ions, pb}, number = {4}, pages = {041404+}, posted-at = {2009-08-13 23:05:42}, priority = {2}, publisher = {APS}, title = {Symmetry breaking and electrostatic attraction between two identical surfaces}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.79.041404}, volume = {79}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4368898 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4368898 N2 - By allowing the surface charge of one surface to affect the adsorption equilibrium of the other, we establish the existence of a long-range attractive interaction between two identical surfaces in an electrolyte containing polyvalent counterions with a mean-field Poisson-Boltzmann approach. A Stern electrostatic condition from linearization of the mass-action adsorption isotherm is used to capture how polyvalent ion condensation affects and reverses the surface charge. We furthermore establish a direct mapping between this Stern-layer condition and previously derived modified mean-field formulations associated with correlated fluctuations theory. For a sufficiently potential-sensitive isotherm, antisymmetric charge inversion can occur to produce an attractive force that increases with decreasing ionic strengths. Analyses of a mass-action isotherm produce force-separation relations, including an exponential far-field force decay distinct but consistent with previously proposed correlated fluctuation theories and in quantitative agreement with experimental data. IS - 4 JF - Physical Review E (Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics) TI - Symmetry breaking and electrostatic attraction between two identical surfaces PB - APS VL - 79 SP - 041404 KW - dna_ions KW - ions KW - pb AU - Plouraboué, F AU - Chang, HC PY - 2009/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.79.041404 ER -