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Modified Gaussian Renormalized Fluctuation Theory for Electrolytes at Interfaces
Modified Gaussian Renormalized Fluctuation Theory for Electrolytes at Interfaces
Modified Gaussian Renormalized Fluctuation Theory for Electrolytes at Interfaces

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 학위논문 서양
최종처리일시  
20250211152032
ISBN  
9798384456810
DDC  
541
저자명  
Agrawal, Nikhil R.
서명/저자  
Modified Gaussian Renormalized Fluctuation Theory for Electrolytes at Interfaces
발행사항  
[Sl] : University of California, Berkeley, 2024
발행사항  
Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2024
형태사항  
106 p
주기사항  
Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 86-04, Section: B.
주기사항  
Advisor: Wang, Rui.
학위논문주기  
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Berkeley, 2024.
초록/해제  
요약One outstanding challenge in the physical chemistry of electrolyte solutions is to quantitatively describe the structure and properties of electrical double layers in systems with high surface charges, high ion valencies, high salt concentrations, and spatially varying dielectric permittivity. The classical mean-field Poisson-Boltzmann (PB) theory is physically intuitive and numerically soluble, however, its usage is limited to dilute monovalent salts at low surface charges as it does not account for three essential factors: ion-ion correlations, dielectric variation, and excluded volumes of ions and solvent molecules. A theory addressing these limitations is crucial for understanding many fundamental electrolyte solution phenomena, such as the vapor-liquid interface in ionic fluids, overcharging and charge inversion, repulsion between oppositely charged surfaces, and attraction between like-charged surfaces, among many others. In this thesis, a new electrolyte solution theory is developed that addresses the limitations of the mean-field Poisson-Boltzmann (PB) theory. The validity of this theory is demonstrated by explaining the aforementioned phenomena in a self-consistent and rigorous manner.Going beyond mean-field PB to accurately quantify spatially varying ion-ion correlations, dielectric permittivity, and excluded volume effect is a numerically implausible task. The reason is the need to resolve the electrostatic correlation function at two very different length scales, one associated with ion size (short-range) and the other associated with interface thickness (long-range). Contemporary ways to solve this dual-length scale problem are using a phenomenological approach, a non-local density functional-based approach, or Integral equation-based theories. While phenomenological models have often failed to satisfy well-established Debye-Huckel theory in the bulk, the integral equation-based approach, and non-local density functional-based approach use unphysical approximations and non-generalizable weighting functions to reduce the computational cost of this dual-length scale problem. Here, we present a self-consistent field theory entitled, "Modified Gaussian Renormalized Fluctuation Theory" to overcome the limitations of existing beyond mean-field PB approaches. The main contribution of this work is the introduction of a self-consistent scheme to decompose the correlation function into a short-range contribution associated with the local electrostatic environment and a long-range contribution accounting for the spatially varying ionic strength and dielectric permittivity. This decomposition step makes the dual-length scale problem numerically tractable in a thermodynamically rigorous way. We also account for the excluded volume effect of ions and solvent molecules by including the incompressibility constraint in the partition function. Additionally, we demonstrate the complete numerical method for solving the resultant non-linear equations. We introduce a novel Sturm-Liouville theory-inspired approach that analytically handles the Dirac delta function in the differential equation of electrostatic correlation function, allowing us to employ highly efficient spectral methods.For the problem of vapor-liquid interface in ionic fluids, in the case of symmetric salts, both the coexistence curve and the interfacial tension predicted by our theory are in quantitative agreement with simulation data reported in the literature. We also provide the first theoretical prediction of interfacial structure for asymmetric salt, highlighting the importance of capturing local charge separation. Next, we elucidate the underlying dependence of overcharging and charge inversion on the electrostatic coupling by varying surface charge, counterion valency, salt concentration and dielectric contrast. Consistent with simulations, three characteristic regimes corresponding to weak, moderate, and strong coupling are identified. Important features like the inversion of zeta potential, crowding, and ionic layering at the surface are successfully captured. For weak coupling, there is no overcharging. In the moderate coupling regime, overcharging increases with surface charge. Finally, in the strong coupling regime, ionic crowding and saturation in overcharging are observed. Our theory predicts non-monotonic dependence of charge inversion on multivalent salt concentration as well as the addition of monovalent salt, in quantitative agreement with experiments.We also capture the counter-intuitive phenomena of like-charge attraction and opposite-charge repulsion in multivalent salt solutions and explain their relationship with overcharging. Our theory predicts that the strength of opposite-charge repulsion monotonically increases with salt concentration whereas the strength of like-charge attraction behaves nonmonotonically. The addition of monovalent salt to a multivalent salt solution is found to decrease the strength of both opposite-charge repulsion and like-charge attraction. Akin to overcharging, opposite-charge repulsion and like-charge attractions are also outcomes of the heightened ion-ion correlation effect in multivalent ions and there is no inherent causal relationship between overcharging and these two phenomena. Our theoretical predictions for the double layer forces are consistent with the observations reported in experiments and simulations. The thesis concludes by discussing the limitations of our theory and future avenues of research.
일반주제명  
Physical chemistry
일반주제명  
Statistical physics
일반주제명  
Computational physics
키워드  
Electrical double layer
키워드  
Electrokinetics
키워드  
Electrolyte solutions
키워드  
Interfacial phenomena
키워드  
Ion-ion correlation
키워드  
Multivalent salts
기타저자  
University of California, Berkeley Chemical Engineering
기본자료저록  
Dissertations Abstracts International. 86-04B.
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■520    ▼aOne  outstanding  challenge  in  the  physical  chemistry  of  electrolyte  solutions  is  to  quantitatively  describe  the  structure  and  properties  of  electrical  double  layers  in  systems  with  high  surface  charges,  high  ion  valencies,  high  salt  concentrations,  and  spatially  varying  dielectric  permittivity.  The  classical  mean-field  Poisson-Boltzmann  (PB)  theory  is  physically  intuitive  and  numerically  soluble,  however,  its  usage  is  limited  to  dilute  monovalent  salts  at  low  surface  charges  as  it  does  not  account  for  three  essential  factors:  ion-ion  correlations,  dielectric  variation,  and  excluded  volumes  of  ions  and  solvent  molecules.  A  theory  addressing  these  limitations  is  crucial  for  understanding  many  fundamental  electrolyte  solution  phenomena,  such  as  the  vapor-liquid  interface  in  ionic  fluids,  overcharging  and  charge  inversion,  repulsion  between  oppositely  charged  surfaces,  and  attraction  between  like-charged  surfaces,  among  many  others.  In  this  thesis,  a  new  electrolyte  solution  theory  is  developed  that  addresses  the  limitations  of  the  mean-field  Poisson-Boltzmann  (PB)  theory.  The  validity  of  this  theory  is  demonstrated  by  explaining  the  aforementioned  phenomena  in  a  self-consistent  and  rigorous  manner.Going  beyond  mean-field  PB  to  accurately  quantify  spatially  varying  ion-ion  correlations,  dielectric  permittivity,  and  excluded  volume  effect  is  a  numerically  implausible  task.  The  reason  is  the  need  to  resolve  the  electrostatic  correlation  function  at  two  very  different  length  scales,  one  associated  with  ion  size  (short-range)  and  the  other  associated  with  interface  thickness  (long-range).  Contemporary  ways  to  solve  this  dual-length  scale  problem  are  using  a  phenomenological  approach,  a  non-local  density  functional-based  approach,  or  Integral  equation-based  theories.  While  phenomenological  models  have  often  failed  to  satisfy  well-established  Debye-Huckel  theory  in  the  bulk,  the  integral  equation-based  approach,  and  non-local  density  functional-based  approach  use  unphysical  approximations  and  non-generalizable  weighting  functions  to  reduce  the  computational  cost  of  this  dual-length  scale  problem.  Here,  we  present  a  self-consistent  field  theory  entitled,  "Modified  Gaussian  Renormalized  Fluctuation  Theory"  to  overcome  the  limitations  of  existing  beyond  mean-field  PB  approaches.  The  main  contribution  of  this  work  is  the  introduction  of  a  self-consistent  scheme  to  decompose  the  correlation  function  into  a  short-range  contribution  associated  with  the  local  electrostatic  environment  and  a  long-range  contribution  accounting  for  the  spatially  varying  ionic  strength  and  dielectric  permittivity.  This  decomposition  step  makes  the  dual-length  scale  problem  numerically  tractable  in  a  thermodynamically  rigorous  way.  We  also  account  for  the  excluded  volume  effect  of  ions  and  solvent  molecules  by  including  the  incompressibility  constraint  in  the  partition  function.  Additionally,  we  demonstrate  the  complete  numerical  method  for  solving  the  resultant  non-linear  equations.  We  introduce  a  novel  Sturm-Liouville  theory-inspired  approach  that  analytically  handles  the  Dirac  delta  function  in  the  differential  equation  of  electrostatic  correlation  function,  allowing  us  to  employ  highly  efficient  spectral  methods.For  the  problem  of  vapor-liquid  interface  in  ionic  fluids,  in  the  case  of  symmetric  salts,  both  the  coexistence  curve  and  the  interfacial  tension  predicted  by  our  theory  are  in  quantitative  agreement  with  simulation  data  reported  in  the  literature.  We  also  provide  the  first  theoretical  prediction  of  interfacial  structure  for  asymmetric  salt,  highlighting  the  importance  of  capturing  local  charge  separation.  Next,  we  elucidate  the  underlying  dependence  of  overcharging  and  charge  inversion  on  the  electrostatic  coupling  by  varying  surface  charge,  counterion  valency,  salt  concentration  and  dielectric  contrast.  Consistent  with  simulations,  three  characteristic  regimes  corresponding  to  weak,  moderate,  and  strong  coupling  are  identified.  Important  features  like  the  inversion  of  zeta  potential,  crowding,  and  ionic  layering  at  the  surface  are  successfully  captured.  For  weak  coupling,  there  is  no  overcharging.  In  the  moderate  coupling  regime,  overcharging  increases  with  surface  charge.  Finally,  in  the  strong  coupling  regime,  ionic  crowding  and  saturation  in  overcharging  are  observed.  Our  theory  predicts  non-monotonic  dependence  of  charge  inversion  on  multivalent  salt  concentration  as  well  as  the  addition  of  monovalent  salt,  in  quantitative  agreement  with  experiments.We  also  capture  the  counter-intuitive  phenomena  of  like-charge  attraction  and  opposite-charge  repulsion  in  multivalent  salt  solutions  and  explain  their  relationship  with  overcharging.  Our  theory  predicts  that  the  strength  of  opposite-charge  repulsion  monotonically  increases  with  salt  concentration  whereas  the  strength  of  like-charge  attraction  behaves  nonmonotonically.  The  addition  of  monovalent  salt  to  a  multivalent  salt  solution  is  found  to  decrease  the  strength  of  both  opposite-charge  repulsion  and  like-charge  attraction.  Akin  to  overcharging,  opposite-charge  repulsion  and  like-charge  attractions  are  also  outcomes  of  the  heightened  ion-ion  correlation  effect  in  multivalent  ions  and  there  is  no  inherent  causal  relationship  between  overcharging  and  these  two  phenomena.  Our  theoretical  predictions  for  the  double  layer  forces  are  consistent  with  the  observations  reported  in  experiments  and  simulations.  The  thesis  concludes  by  discussing  the  limitations  of  our  theory  and  future  avenues  of  research.
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■71020▼aUniversity  of  California,  Berkeley▼bChemical  Engineering.
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