Source code for chemreac.util.physchem

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

from ..constants import Boltzmann_constant, elementary_charge


[docs]def electrical_mobility_from_D(Dcoeff, charge, Temp, kB=None, elem_chg=None): """ Calculates the electrical mobility through Einstein-Smoluchowski relation. Paraneters ---------- Dcoeff: float Diffusion coefficient charge: integer charge of the species Temp: float Absolute temperature kB: float (optional) Boltzmann's constant. Defaults to value with units (which requires the other parameters to have consistent units) elem_chg: float (optional) elementary charge. Defaults to value with units (which requires the other parameters to have consistent units) Returns ------- Electrical mobility (with units unless kB/elem_chg are overridden) """ kB = Boltzmann_constant if kB is None else kB elem_chg = elementary_charge if elem_chg is None else elem_chg return Dcoeff*charge*elem_chg/(kB*Temp)