Localisation-delocalisation transition of electrolytes between micro-electrodes

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Published 1 February 2006 2006 EDP Sciences
, , Citation A. Esztermann et al 2006 EPL 73 864 DOI 10.1209/epl/i2005-10468-4

0295-5075/73/6/864

Abstract

Employing computer simulations and Poisson-Boltzmann theory, we show that a symmetric electrolyte in an electric condenser undergoes a localisation-delocalisation transition as a function of the external voltage U. The transition occurs at the critical voltage Uc corresponding to the situation where the surface charge density of the plates equals the area charge density of completely charge-separated electrolytes. The average distance of the electrolyte ions to the plates diverges logarithmically for UUc. This transition is expected to be observable in micro-electrodes.

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10.1209/epl/i2005-10468-4