Local dielectric permittivity near an interface
Abstract
A statistical mechanics expression is derived for the space-dependent dielectric permittivity of a polar solvent near an interface. The asymptotic behaviour of this local permittivity is calculated in the low density limit, near a planar interface. The potential of mean force between two ions is shown to agree with the prediction of macroscopic electrostatics for large separations parallel to the interface.
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