Phase phenomena in supported lipid films under varying electric potential

We model cyclic voltammetry experiments on supported lipid films where a non-trivial dependence of the capacitance on the applied voltage is observed. Previously, based on a mean-field treatment of the Flory–Huggins type, under the assumption of strongly screened electrostatic interactions, it has been hypothesized that peaks in the capacitance-vs.-voltage profiles correspond to a sequence of structural or phase transitions within the adsorbed...