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Ion Correlations at Electrified Soft Matter Interfaces

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Ion Correlations at Electrified Soft Matter Interfaces presents an investigation that combines experiments, theory, and computer simulations to demonstrate that the interdependency between ion correlations and other ion interactions in solution can explain the distribution of ions near an electrified liquid/liquid interface. The properties of this interface are exploited to vary the coupling strength of ion-ion correlations from weak to strong while monitoring their influence on ion distributions at the nanometer scale with X-ray reflectivity and on the macroscopic scale with interfacial tension measurements.

This thesis demonstrates that a parameter-free density functional theory that includes ion-ion correlations and ion-solvent interactions is in agreement with the data over the entire range of experimentally tunable correlation coupling strengths. The reported findings represent a significant advance towards understanding the nature and role of ion correlations in charged soft-matter.

Ion distributions underlie many scientific phenomena and technological applications, including electrostatic interactions between charged biomolecules and the efficiency of energy storage devices. These distributions are determined by interactions dictated by the chemical properties of the ions and their environment, as well as the long-range nature of the electrostatic force. The presence of strong correlations between ions is responsible for counterintuitive effects such as like-charge attraction.

List of contents

The Poisson-Boltzmann Equation.- Electrochemical Methods.- X-Ray Reflectivity Studies of Ion Condensation at the Electrified Liquid/Liquid Interface.- Sterically Modified Poisson-Boltzmann Equation.- Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Solvent Correlations.- The Role of Electrostatic Ion Correlations in Ion Condensation.

About the author

Current Affiliation:
Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division,
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 South Cass Avenue, Bldg. 200
Argonne, IL 60439-4831

Nouamane Laanait received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. He was twice awarded with the University of Illinois’ University Fellowship, and has twice received the GAANN Fellowship.

Summary

Ion Correlations at Electrified Soft Matter Interfaces presents an investigation that combines experiments, theory, and computer simulations to demonstrate that the interdependency between ion correlations and other ion interactions in solution can explain the distribution of ions near an electrified liquid/liquid interface. The properties of this interface are exploited to vary the coupling strength of ion-ion correlations from weak to strong while monitoring their influence on ion distributions at the nanometer scale with X-ray reflectivity and on the macroscopic scale with interfacial tension measurements.This thesis demonstrates that a parameter-free density functional theory that includes ion-ion correlations and ion-solvent interactions is in agreement with the data over the entire range of experimentally tunable correlation coupling strengths. The reported findings represent a significant advance towards understanding the nature and role of ion correlations in charged soft-matter.Ion distributions underlie many scientific phenomena and technological applications, including electrostatic interactions between charged biomolecules and the efficiency of energy storage devices. These distributions are determined by interactions dictated by the chemical properties of the ions and their environment, as well as the long-range nature of the electrostatic force. The presence of strong correlations between ions is responsible for counterintuitive effects such as like-charge attraction.

Product details

Authors Nouamane Laanait
Publisher Springer, Berlin
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 10.05.2013
 
EAN 9783319008998
ISBN 978-3-31-900899-8
No. of pages 112
Dimensions 162 mm x 242 mm x 13 mm
Weight 309 g
Illustrations XV, 112 p. 56 illus., 51 illus. in color.
Series Springer Theses
Springer Theses
Subject Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Atomic physics, nuclear physics

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