Elucidating the mechanism of selective ion adsorption to the liquid water surface
Autor: | Richard J. Saykally, Dale E. Otten, Patrick R. Shaffer, Phillip L. Geissler |
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Přispěvatelé: | Otten, Dale E, Shaffer, Patrick R, Geissler, Phillip L, Saykally, Richard J |
Rok vydání: | 2012 |
Předmět: |
electrolyte solutions
Capillary wave Hofmeister effects Multidisciplinary Aqueous solution Materials science Hofmeister series Enthalpy Nanotechnology air–water interface Ion Multidisciplinary Sciences nonlinear spectroscopy Condensed Matter::Soft Condensed Matter Surface tension Adsorption Chemical physics Physical Sciences Science & Technology - Other Topics Physics::Chemical Physics Spectroscopy |
Zdroj: | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109:701-705 |
ISSN: | 1091-6490 0027-8424 |
DOI: | 10.1073/pnas.1116169109 |
Popis: | Adsorption of aqueous thiocyanate ions from bulk solution to the liquid/vapor interface was measured as a function of temperature by resonant UV second harmonic generation spectroscopy. The resulting adsorption enthalpy and entropy changes of this prototypical chaotrope were both determined to be negative. This surprising result is supported by molecular simulations, which clarify the microscopic origins of observed thermodynamic changes. Calculations reveal energetic influences of adsorbed ions on their surroundings to be remarkably local. Negative adsorption enthalpies thus reflect a simple repartitioning of solvent density among surface, bulk, and coordination regions. A different, and much less spatially local, mechanism underlies the concomitant loss of entropy. Simulations indicate that ions at the interface can significantly bias surface height fluctuations even several molecular diameters away, imposing restrictions consistent with the scale of measured and computed adsorption entropies. Based on these results, we expect an ion's position in the Hofmeister lyotropic series to be determined by a combination of driving forces associated with the pinning of capillary waves and with a competition between ion hydration energy and the neat liquid's surface tension. Refereed/Peer-reviewed |
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