Solving the Poisson-Boltzmann equation for two parallel cylinders

Daniel Harries*

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Abstract

The electrostatic interaction between two parallel charged cylinders of arbitrary diameters a1 and a2 is studied by solving numerically the nonlinear Poisson- Boltzmann equation. A limit of particular interest is that of a charged cylinder interacting with a charged plane (a1 → ∞). The interaction free energy is calculated, as a function of the separation distance between the cylinders, for either fixed charge density or mixed (fixed charge, fixed potential) boundary conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3149-3152
Number of pages4
JournalLangmuir
Volume14
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 9 Jun 1998

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