Imaging Arrangements of Discrete Ions at Liquid–Solid Interfaces

Li, Hao-Kun; Pedro de Souza, J.; Zhang, Ze; Martis, Joel; Sendgikoski, Kyle; Cumings, John; Bazant, Martin Z.; Majumdar, Arun

doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c02669

Imaging Arrangements of Discrete Ions at Liquid–Solid Interfaces

Journal Article · Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Nano Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c02669· OSTI ID:1769350

Li, Hao-Kun ^[1]; Pedro de Souza, J. ^[2]; ^[1]; Martis, Joel ^[1]; Sendgikoski, Kyle ^[3]; Cumings, John ^[3]; ^[2]; ^[4]

Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States)
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States); Stanford Univ., CA (United States)

The individual and collective behavior of ions near electrically charged interfaces is foundational to a variety of electrochemical phenomena encountered in biology, energy, and the environment. While many theories have been developed to predict the interfacial arrangements of counterions, direct experimental observations and validations have remained elusive. Utilizing cryo-electron microscopy, here we directly visualize individual counterions and reveal their discrete interfacial layering. Comparison with simulations suggests the strong effects of finite ionic size and electrostatic interactions. We also uncover correlated ionic structures under extreme confinement, with the channel widths approaching the ionic diameter (~1 nm). Finally, our work reveals the roles of ionic size, valency, and confinement in determining the structures of liquid–solid interfaces and opens up new opportunities to study such systems at the single-ion level.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515; SC0019112

OSTI ID:: 1769350

Journal Information:: Nano Letters, Journal Name: Nano Letters Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 20; ISSN 1530-6984

Publisher:: American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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