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Amer Alizadeh1,2, Moran Wang1
1Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. China.
Abstract:
Despite the significant influence of solution temperature on the structure of electrical double layer, the lack of theoretical model intercepts us to explain and predict the interesting experimental observations. In this work, we study the structure of electrical double layer as a function of thermochemical properties of the solution by proposing a phenomenological temperature dependent surface complexation model. We found that by introducing a buffer layer between the diffuse layer and stern layer, one can explain the sensitivity of zeta potential to temperature for different bulk ion concentrations. Calculation of the electrical conductance as function of thermochemical properties of solution reveals the electrical conductance not only is a function of bulk ion concentration and channel height but also the solution temperature. The present work model can provide deep understanding of micro- and nanofluidic devices functionality at different temperatures.
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