Ion correlations in the electrical double layer near liquid/liquid interfaces

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Abstract

Equilibrium properties of the electrical double layer of monovalent salts near the interface between two immiscible electrolyte solutions are studied via Monte Carlo simulations, for several electrolyte concentrations. The corresponding results are collated with experimental data and the classical Verwey-Niessen theory of point ions. The observed differences between the simulation data and the mean field approach of ``back-to-back" electrical double layers stresses the importance of including properly ionic correlations near dielectric discontinuities.

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Authors

  • Guillermo Ivan Guerrero Garcia

    Department of Chemistry and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA

  • Monica Olvera de la Cruz

    Northwestern University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Department of Materials Science, Northwestern University, Department of Chemistry and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA