Debye length cannot be interpreted as screening or shielding length
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We show the existing solution of Poisson-Boltzmann equation (PBE) to violate charge conservation principle, and then derive the correct formula for charge density distribution (ρe) in a fluid. We replaced unphysical old boundary conditions with some conditions that have never been used. Our result demonstrates that PBE cannot explain the formation of ‘Electric Double Layer’ (EDL); it follows that the present physical interpretation of ‘Debye length’ (λD) is wrong, too. Copyright: c © Reserved by Rajib Chakraborty
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