A positive and energy stable numerical scheme for the Poisson–Nernst–Planck–Cahn–Hilliard equations with steric interactions

Y Qian, C Wang, S Zhou - Journal of Computational Physics, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, we consider numerical methods for the Poisson–Nernst–Planck–Cahn–Hilliard
(PNPCH) equations with steric interactions, which correspond to a non-constant mobility H …

Positivity preserving finite difference methods for Poisson–Nernst–Planck equations with steric interactions: Application to slit-shaped nanopore conductance

J Ding, Z Wang, S Zhou - Journal of Computational Physics, 2019 - Elsevier
To study ion transport in electrolyte solutions, we propose numerical methods for a modified
Poisson–Nernst–Planck model with ionic steric effects (SPNP). Positivity preserving …

Structure-preserving and efficient numerical methods for ion transport

J Ding, Z Wang, S Zhou - Journal of Computational Physics, 2020 - Elsevier
Ion transport, often described by the Poisson–Nernst–Planck (PNP) equations, is ubiquitous
in electrochemical devices and many biological processes of significance. In this work, we …

[PDF][PDF] Optimal rate convergence analysis of a second order numerical scheme for the Poisson-Nernst-Planck system

J Ding, C Wang, S Zhou - Numer. Math. Theor. Meth. Appl, 2019 - math.umassd.edu
In this work, we propose and analyze a second-order accurate numerical scheme, both in
time and space, for the multi-dimensional Poisson-Nernst-Planck system. Linearized stability …

Do bistable steric Poisson–Nernst–Planck models describe single-channel gating?

N Gavish, C Liu, B Eisenberg - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Experiments measuring currents through single protein channels show unstable currents, a
phenomena called the gating of a single channel. Channels switch between an “open” state …

Convergence Analysis of Structure-Preserving Numerical Methods Based on Slotboom Transformation for the Poisson--Nernst--Planck Equations

J Ding, C Wang, S Zhou - arXiv preprint arXiv:2202.10931, 2022 - arxiv.org
The analysis of structure-preserving numerical methods for the Poisson--Nernst--Planck
(PNP) system has attracted growing interests in recent years. In this work, we provide an …

Characterizations of sharp solute-solvent interfaces in hydrophobic environments via cylindrical coordinates

H Xiao - arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.13590, 2024 - arxiv.org
This paper characterizes sharp solute-solvent interfaces in hydrophobic environments, and
there are three major ingredients. The first is the variational implicit solvent model (VISM) …

Hysteresis and linear stability analysis on multiple steady-state solutions to the Poisson-Nernst-Planck equations with steric interactions

J Ding, H Sun, S Zhou - Physical Review E, 2020 - APS
In this work, we numerically study linear stability of multiple steady-state solutions to a type
of steric Poisson-Nernst-Planck equations with Dirichlet boundary conditions, which are …

Stationary solutions to the Poisson-Nernst-Planck equations with steric effects

LC Hung, MN Minh - arXiv preprint arXiv:1509.02456, 2015 - arxiv.org
Ion transport, the movement of ions across a cellular membrane, plays a crucial role in a
wide variety of biological processes and can be described by the Poisson-Nernst-Planck …

[PDF][PDF] Convergence analysis of structure-preserving numerical methods based on Slotboom transformation for the Poisson-Nernst-Planck equations

J Ding, C Wang, S Zhou - Communications in mathematical sciences, 2023 - par.nsf.gov
The analysis of structure-preserving numerical methods for the Poisson–Nernst–Planck
(PNP) system has attracted growing interests in recent years. A class of numerical …