Local Electroneutrality Violation as a Universal Constraint in Confined Electrolytes
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| author | Lozada-Cassou, M. |
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| contents | We show that finite-size violations of local electroneutrality in confined electrolytes are governed by the topology of the confining domain, yielding a universal hierarchy of deviations across spherical, cylindrical, and planar geometries. Within Poisson-Boltzmann theory, we introduce an electroneutrality deviation ratio that quantifies how global electrostatic constrains associated with compacness and boundary multiplicity modify charge balance inside confined domains. Although electroneutrality is asymptotically restored in all geometries, finite-size deviations are strongest in compact spherical cavities, weaker in cylindrical confinement, and weakest in planar slits. These results identify topology as the structural origin of confinement-induced charge redistribution and stablish the violation of local electroneutrality as global constraint underlying phenomena such as overcharging anf charge reversal, demostrating that confinement-not local-not local geometric details-controls the emergence of these effects. |
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| spellingShingle | Local Electroneutrality Violation as a Universal Constraint in Confined Electrolytes Lozada-Cassou, M. Statistical Mechanics We show that finite-size violations of local electroneutrality in confined electrolytes are governed by the topology of the confining domain, yielding a universal hierarchy of deviations across spherical, cylindrical, and planar geometries. Within Poisson-Boltzmann theory, we introduce an electroneutrality deviation ratio that quantifies how global electrostatic constrains associated with compacness and boundary multiplicity modify charge balance inside confined domains. Although electroneutrality is asymptotically restored in all geometries, finite-size deviations are strongest in compact spherical cavities, weaker in cylindrical confinement, and weakest in planar slits. These results identify topology as the structural origin of confinement-induced charge redistribution and stablish the violation of local electroneutrality as global constraint underlying phenomena such as overcharging anf charge reversal, demostrating that confinement-not local-not local geometric details-controls the emergence of these effects. |
| title | Local Electroneutrality Violation as a Universal Constraint in Confined Electrolytes |
| topic | Statistical Mechanics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.20976 |