Abstract
High resolution AFM spectroscopy was used to investigate the oscillatory hydration forces at mica-electrolyte interfaces for the chloride salts of alkali cations for concentrations up to 4M. Pronounces force oscillations reflecting the layering in purified water are modified in an ion specific manner beyond an ion-dependent threshold concentration. While only a slight enhancement of the oscillatory forces is seen for the so-called kosmotropic (‘structure forming’) ions Na+ and K+, the force oscillations completely disappear for the chaotropic (‘i.e. ‘structure-breaking’) ions Cs+ and Rb+ suggesting a disruption of the hydration layers
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 18 Sep 2018 |
| Event | 21st International Conference on Non-Contact Atomic Force Microscopy 2018 - Porvoo Art Factory, Porvoo, Finland Duration: 17 Sep 2018 → 21 Sep 2018 Conference number: 21 https://ncafm2018.aalto.fi/ |
Conference
| Conference | 21st International Conference on Non-Contact Atomic Force Microscopy 2018 |
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| Abbreviated title | NC-AFM 2018 |
| Country/Territory | Finland |
| City | Porvoo |
| Period | 17/09/18 → 21/09/18 |
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