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Francisco J Solis¹, Monica Olvera de la Cruz²

¹School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Arizona State University, Glendale, Arizona 85306, USA.

The Journal of Chemical Physics

|September 16, 2021

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Charged particles interacting at rough interfaces experience modified self-energy. Surface roughness, particularly concavity, significantly enhances ion repulsion, impacting interfacial phenomena.

Area of Science:

Physical Chemistry
Surface Science
Computational Physics

Background:

Charged particles interact with induced polarization charges at dielectric interfaces.
Image charge method accurately describes interactions at flat interfaces.
Limited analytical results exist for non-flat or rough interfaces.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide analytical results for the self-energy of particles near rough substrates.
To investigate the impact of surface geometry on ion-interface interactions.
To offer insights into phenomena relevant to rough solid-liquid interfaces.

Main Methods:

First-order perturbation theory applied to interfacial interactions.
Analytical derivation for sinusoidal surface deformations.

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Main Results:

Analytical formulas derived for particle self-energy near rough surfaces.
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Ion-surface repulsion is modulated by local surface curvature: convexity reduces repulsion, concavity enhances it.

Conclusions:

Roughness significantly alters particle self-energy and ion-interface interactions.
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