Effects of anion size and concentration on electrolyte invasion into molecular-sized nanopores

L. LIU, X. CHEN, T. KIM, A. HAN, Y. QIAO

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Abstract

When an electrolyte solution is pressurized into a molecular-sized nanopore, oppositely charged ions are strongly inclined to aggregate, which effectively reduces the ion solubility to zero. Inside the restrictive confinement, a unique quasi-periodic structure is formed where the paired ion couples are periodically separated by a number of water molecules. As the anion size or ion concentration varies, the geometrical characteristics of the confined ion structure would change considerably, leading to a significant variation in the transport pressure. Both experimental and simulation results indicate that, contradictory to the prediction of conventional theory, infiltration pressure decreases as the anions become larger. © IOP Publishing Ltd and Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft.
Original languageEnglish
Article number33021
JournalNew Journal of Physics
Volume12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes

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