Physics – Condensed Matter – Soft Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2011-10-31
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011, 13, 19437-19448
Physics
Condensed Matter
Soft Condensed Matter
14 pages, 11 figures
Scientific paper
10.1039/c1cp22359c
We study the electrophoretic mobility of spherical particles and the electrical conductivity in salt-free concentrated suspensions including finite ion size effects. An ideal salt-free suspension is composed of just charged colloidal particles and the added counterions that counterbalance their surface charge. In a very recent paper [Roa et al., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011, 13, 3960- 3968] we presented a model for the equilibrium electric double layer for this kind of suspensions considering the size of the counterions, and now we extend this work to analyze the response of the suspension under a static external electric field. The numerical results show the high importance of such corrections for moderate to high particle charges, especially when a region of closest approach of the counterions to the particle surface is considered. The present work sets the basis for further theoretical models with finite ion size corrections, concerning particularly the ac electrokinetics and rheology of such systems.
Carrique Félix
Roa Rafael
Ruiz-Reina Emilio
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