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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES
Volume 465, Issue 2109, Pages 2663-2679Publisher
ROYAL SOC
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2009.0067
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Poisson-Boltzmann equation; cyclindrical channel; polymer electrolyte membrane; counter-ions; protons; electric potential
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- Toyota Motor Corporation
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The electric potential of counter-ions (protons) in an infinite cylindrical channel is presented as a solution of the Poisson-Boltzmann equation, involving a constant ion charge density along the wall. The distribution of protons is derived and used subsequently to compute the velocity profile and mass flow rate of the corresponding electro-osmotic flow, driven by an electric field. Analytical expressions are derived for all quantities, including the conductivity and water drag coefficient. This analysis relates especially to cylindrical nano-channels of polymer electrolyte membranes such as Nafion and addresses the validity of continuum models for these materials.
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