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Title: Structure and Dynamics of Aqueous Electrolytes at Quartz (001) and (101) Surfaces

Journal Article · · Journal of Physical Chemistry. C

Here, understanding and describing reactivity at mineral-water interfaces such as ion adsorption, the kinetics of dissolution, or surface charge development depends on our ability to improve the accuracy of electrical double layer (EDL) models. While molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are routinely used to investigate the structure and energetics of adsorbed ions comprising the EDL, less attention is paid to their self-diffusion dynamics, which can uniquely inform on coupling to interfacial reactions. Here we use MD to investigate both the organization and diffusion dynamics of water and electrolyte ions (NaCl, KCl, CaCl2) at hydroxylated quartz (001) and (101) surfaces, a comparison which allowed us to assess surface structural effects of corrugation and silanol density. We found that inner- versus outer-sphere complex formation depends on cation size and charge but not necessarily hydration energies. Participation of surface silanols in the hydration spheres of Na+ and K+ generally indicated their preference for inner-sphere complexation, but this depends strongly on the orientation of the surface considered through its influence over the organization and dynamics of adsorbed water layers. In particular, surface orientation substantially affects the diffusive behavior of the near-surface water. Na+ was found to decrease the mobility of water in the first layer, consistent with an increasing frequency of hydrolysis implied by faster quartz dissolution rates observed in experiments via the well known salt effect. Our results are also in good agreement with the observed dissolution rate of quartz vs. surface adsorption strength measure by Dove and Nix. This study sets the stage for a forthcoming paper examining how the dynamics at quartz/electrolyte interfaces are influenced by externally applied electric fields.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
2370122
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA--194870
Journal Information:
Journal of Physical Chemistry. C, Journal Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry. C Journal Issue: 16 Vol. 128; ISSN 1932-7447
Publisher:
American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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