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View SchemaProton Wires in an Electric Field: the Impact of Grotthuss Mechanism on Charge Translocation
| Authors | Natalie Pavlenko |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0204047 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0204047 |
| DOI | 10.1088/0953-8984/15/2/329 |
| Journal | J. Phys.:Condensed Matter 15, 291 (2003) |
Abstract
We present the results of the modeling of proton translocation in finite H-bonded chains in the framework of two-stage proton transport model. We explore the influence of reorientation motion of protons, as well as the effect of electric field and proton correlations on system dynamics. An increase of the reorientation energy results in the transition of proton charge from the surrounding to the inner water molecules in the chain. Proton migration along the chain in an external electric field has a step-like character, proceeding with the occurrence of electric field threshold-type effects and drastic redistribution of proton charge. Electric field applied to correlated chains induces first a formation of ordered dipole structures for lower field strength, and than, with a further field strength increase, a stabilization of states with Bjerrum D-defects. We analyze the main factors responsible for the formation/annihilation of Bjerrum defects showing the strong influence of the complex interplay between reorientation energy, electric field and temperature in the dynamics of proton wire.
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"title": "Proton Wires in an Electric Field: the Impact of Grotthuss Mechanism on Charge Translocation",
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