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Calculation of effective diffusion coefficient in a colloidal crystal by the finite-element method

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The work is devoted to the calculation of effective diffusion coefficient of ions from the bulk solution to the electrode through a mask and the calculation of the distribution of the limiting current density over the electrode surface. A colloidal crystal, which is formed by orderly arranged monodispersed spherical particles, serves as a mask. It is shown that the diffusion of electroactive ions in the pores between spherical particles can be simulated by unit cells with rhombic, rectangular, or triangular cross-section. In the latter case, the cell side surface has no periodical boundaries. This simplifies significantly the numerical solution of the Laplace’s equation by the finite-element method. The effective diffusion coefficient in the bulk colloidal crystal is calculated at various values of its porosity. The calculated results agree well with the literature data. It is found that, for close-packed spherical particles, the relative effective diffusion coefficient in the bulk colloidal crystal is 0.16. The thicknesses of transient zones adjacent to the electrode surface and outer boundary of colloidal crystal and the effective diffusion coefficients for these zones are determined. The dependence of effective diffusion coefficient on the number of spherical particle layers in the colloidal crystal is obtained. The distribution of the limiting current density over the electrode surface is analyzed at various numbers of particle layers.

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  1. Tula State University, pr. Lenina 92, Tula, 300600, Russia

    V. M. Volgin

  2. Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskii pr. 31, Moscow, 119071, Russia

    A. D. Davydov & T. B. Kabanova

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Original Russian Text © V.M. Volgin, A.D. Davydov, T.B. Kabanova, 2012, published in Elektrokhimiya, 2012, Vol. 48, No. 8, pp. 898–916.

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Volgin, V.M., Davydov, A.D. & Kabanova, T.B. Calculation of effective diffusion coefficient in a colloidal crystal by the finite-element method. Russ J Electrochem 48, 817–834 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1023193512070117

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