Hydrodynamic and entropic effects on colloidal diffusion in corrugated channels

• Published in: arXiv.org
• Main Authors: Yang, Xiang, Liu, Chang, Li, Yunyun, Marchesoni, Fabio, Hänggi, Peter, Zhang, H P
• Format: Paper Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 23.08.2017
• Subjects: Computer simulation; Diffusion effects; Diffusivity; Mathematical models; Microchannels; Particle size; Physics - Soft Condensed Matter; Porosity; Simulation; Theory; Zeolites

In the absence of advection, confined diffusion characterizes transport in many natural and artificial devices, such as ionic channels, zeolites, and nanopores. While extensive theoretical and numerical studies on this subject have produced many important predictions, experimental verifications of t...