Abstract
We consider a quasi-one-dimensional Poisson-Nernst-Planck model with two cations having the same valances and one anion. Bikerman's local hard-sphere potential is included to account for ion size effects. Under some further restrictions on the boundary conditions of the two cations, we obtain approximations of the I-V (current-voltage) relations by treating the ion sizes as small parameters. Critical potentials are identified, which play critical roles in characterizing finite ion size effects on ionic flows. Nonlinear interplays between system parameters, such as boundary concentrations and diffusion coefficients, are analyzed. To provide more intuitive illustrations of our analytical results and better understanding of the dynamics of ionic flows through membrane channels, numerical simulations are performed.
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