Thermodynamic approach to the self-diffusiophoresis of colloidal Janus particles
Thermodynamic approach to the self-diffusiophoresis of colloidal Janus particles
Most available theoretical predictions for the self-diffusiophoretic motion of colloidal particles are based on the hydrodynamic thin boundary layer approximation in combination with a solvent body force due to a self-generated local solute gradient. This gradient is enforced through specifying boundary conditions, typically without accounting for the thermodynamic cost to …