Enhanced zeta potentials caused by surface ion mobilities

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Autores principales: Asmolov, Evgeny S., Silkina, Elena F., Vinogradova, Olga I.
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Publicado: 2025
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author Asmolov, Evgeny S.
Silkina, Elena F.
Vinogradova, Olga I.
author_facet Asmolov, Evgeny S.
Silkina, Elena F.
Vinogradova, Olga I.
contents The electro-hydrodynamics near conducting walls is revisited. Attention is focused on the impact of an explicit diffuse Stern layer, which permittivity and viscosity differ from the bulk values, on the velocity of an electro-osmotic plug flow. To solve this problem we propose an approach of mapping the flow in the Stern layer to the surface dividing the Stern and diffuse layer, where an effective electro-hydrodynamic slip boundary condition is imposed. The latter implies that an effective surface charge is responding to the applied field and characterized by a mobility parameter $μ\geq 1$. We derive analytic equations for $μ$ and demonstrate that it is determined only by electrostatic properties of the electric double layer. These equations are then used to calculate electrokinetic (zeta) potentials of surfaces. We show that the zeta potential generally exceeds the surface one, which implies an amplification of the electro-osmotic flow. This effect is most pronounced if the hydrodynamic slip length is large and/or in concentrated solutions.
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spellingShingle Enhanced zeta potentials caused by surface ion mobilities
Asmolov, Evgeny S.
Silkina, Elena F.
Vinogradova, Olga I.
Fluid Dynamics
Soft Condensed Matter
The electro-hydrodynamics near conducting walls is revisited. Attention is focused on the impact of an explicit diffuse Stern layer, which permittivity and viscosity differ from the bulk values, on the velocity of an electro-osmotic plug flow. To solve this problem we propose an approach of mapping the flow in the Stern layer to the surface dividing the Stern and diffuse layer, where an effective electro-hydrodynamic slip boundary condition is imposed. The latter implies that an effective surface charge is responding to the applied field and characterized by a mobility parameter $μ\geq 1$. We derive analytic equations for $μ$ and demonstrate that it is determined only by electrostatic properties of the electric double layer. These equations are then used to calculate electrokinetic (zeta) potentials of surfaces. We show that the zeta potential generally exceeds the surface one, which implies an amplification of the electro-osmotic flow. This effect is most pronounced if the hydrodynamic slip length is large and/or in concentrated solutions.
title Enhanced zeta potentials caused by surface ion mobilities
topic Fluid Dynamics
Soft Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.02915