Ion Motion in Electrolytic Cells: Anomalous Diffusion Evidences.

Autor: Lenzi EK; Departamento de Física, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa , 87030-900 Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil., Zola RS; Departamento de Física, Universidade Estadual de Maringá , Avenida Colombo, 5790, 87020-900 Maringá, Paraná, Brazil.; Departamento de Física, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná , Rua Marcílio Dias, 635, 86812-460 Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil., Ribeiro HV; Departamento de Física, Universidade Estadual de Maringá , Avenida Colombo, 5790, 87020-900 Maringá, Paraná, Brazil., Vieira DS; Departamento de Física, Universidade Estadual de Maringá , Avenida Colombo, 5790, 87020-900 Maringá, Paraná, Brazil., Ciuchi F, Mazzulla A, Scaramuzza N, Evangelista LR; Departamento de Física, Universidade Estadual de Maringá , Avenida Colombo, 5790, 87020-900 Maringá, Paraná, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The journal of physical chemistry. B [J Phys Chem B] 2017 Apr 06; Vol. 121 (13), pp. 2882-2886. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Mar 24.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b01097
Abstrakt: In this study, we argue that ion motion in electrolytic cells containing Milli-Q water, weak electrolytes, or liquid crystals may exhibit unusual diffusive regimes that deviate from the expected behavior, leading the system to present an anomalous diffusion. Our arguments lie on the investigation of the electrical conductivity and its relationship with the mean square displacement, which may be used to characterize the ionic motion. In our analysis, the Poisson-Nernst-Planck diffusional model is used with extended boundary conditions to simulate the charge transfer, accumulation, and/or adsorption-desorption at the electrode surfaces.
Databáze: MEDLINE