Structure and charging kinetics of electrical double layers at large electrode voltages

Clint Cagle, Guang Feng, Rui Qiao, Jingsong Huang, Bobby G. Sumpter, Vincent Meunier

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Abstract

The structure and charging kinetics of electrical double layers (EDLs) at interfaces of NaCl solutions and planar electrodes are studied by molecular dynamics (MD) and Poisson-Nernst-Planck (PNP) simulations. Based on the MD results and prior experimental data, we show that counterion packing in planar EDLs does not reach the steric limit at electrode voltages below 1 V. In addition, we demonstrate that a PNP model, when complemented with a Stern model, can be effectively used to capture the overall charging kinetics. However, the PNP/Stern model can only give a qualitative description of the fine features of the EDL.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)703-708
Number of pages6
JournalMicrofluidics and Nanofluidics
Volume8
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2010

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Materials Chemistry

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