Abstract
Molecular dynamics simulation of the system consisting of an immobile macroion surrounded by the electrolyte of monovalent coions and multivalent counterions was reported. Coulomb interactions stronger than thermal energy and multivalently charge counterions were found to be necessary for charge inversion. Coion condensation on the multivalent counterions similar to Bjerrum pairing was found to be the major factor restricting the charge inversion. The results obtained were found to be consistent with the theory of `giant charge inversion'.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 567-574 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Chemical Physics |
| Volume | 115 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 1 2001 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
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Tanaka, M., & Yu Grosberg, A. (2001). Giant charge inversion of a macroion due to multivalent counterions and monovalent coions: Molecular dynamics study. Journal of Chemical Physics, 115(1), 567-574. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1377033