Phys. Rev. E 70, 051802 (2004) - Effect of image forces on polyelectrolyte adsorption at a charged surface

Effect of image forces on polyelectrolyte adsorption at a charged surface

René Messina

Phys. Rev. E 70, 051802 – Published 9 November 2004; Erratum Phys. Rev. E 74, 049906 (2006)

Abstract

The adsorption of flexible and highly charged polyelectrolytes onto oppositely charged planar surfaces is investigated by means of Monte Carlo simulations. The effect of image forces stemming from the dielectric discontinuity at the substrate interface is analyzed. The influence, at fixed polyelectrolyte volume fraction, of chain length and surface-charge density is also considered. A detailed structural study, including monomer and fluid charge distributions, is provided. It is demonstrated that image forces can considerably reduce the degree of polyelectrolyte adsorption and, as a major consequence, inhibit the charge inversion of the substrate by the polyelectrolytes.

Received 3 June 2004

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.70.051802

©2004 American Physical Society

Erratum

Erratum: Effect of image forces on polyelectrolyte adsorption at a charged surface [Phys. Rev. E. 70, 051802 (2004)]

René Messina

Phys. Rev. E 74, 049906 (2006)

Authors & Affiliations

René Messina^*

Institut für Theoretische Physik II, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstrasse 1, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany

^*Electronic address: messina@thphy.uni-duesseldorf.de

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Vol. 70, Iss. 5 — November 2004

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