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Chemphyschem. 2017 Nov 03;18(21):3056-3065. doi: 10.1002/cphc.201700865. Epub 2017 Oct 16.

Anion Layering and Steric Hydration Repulsion on Positively Charged Surfaces in Aqueous Electrolytes.

Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry

Qingyun Hu, Christian Weber, Hsiu-Wei Cheng, Frank Uwe Renner, Markus Valtiner

Affiliations

  1. Department for Interface Chemistry and Surface Engineering, Max Planck Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH, D-40237, Düsseldorf, Germany.
  2. Institut für Physikalische Chemie der TU Bergakademie Freiberg, 09599, Freiberg, Germany.
  3. Institute of Materials Research (IMO), Hasselt University, Wetenschapspark 1, B-3590, Diepenbeek, Belgium.

PMID: 28872763 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201700865

Abstract

The molecular structure at charged solid/liquid interfaces is vital for many chemical or electrochemical processes, such as adhesion, catalysis, or the stability of colloidal dispersions. How cations influence structural hydration forces and interactions across negatively charged surfaces has been studied in great detail. However, how anions influence structural hydration forces on positively charged surfaces is much less understood. Herein we report force versus distance profiles on freshly cleaved mica using atomic force microscopy with silicon tips. We characterize steric anion hydration forces for a set of common anions (Cl

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Keywords: anions; atomic force microscopy; hydration forces; mica; water layering

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