Ion-specific hydration effects: Extending the Poisson-Boltzmann theory

Dan Ben-Yaakov, David Andelman*, Rudi Podgornik, Daniel Harries

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Abstract

In aqueous solutions, dissolved ions interact strongly with the surrounding water and surfaces, thereby modifying solution properties in an ion-specific manner. These ion-hydration interactions can be accounted for theoretically on a mean-field level by including phenomenological terms in the free energy that correspond to the most dominant ion-specific interactions. Minimizing this free energy leads to modified Poisson-Boltzmann equations with appropriate boundary conditions. Here, we review how this strategy has been used to predict some of the ways ion-specific effects can modify the forces acting within and between charged interfaces immersed in salt solutions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)542-550
Number of pages9
JournalCurrent Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science
Volume16
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2011

Funding

FundersFunder number
United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation2006/055
Israel Science Foundation231/08
Javna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RSJ1-0908

    Keywords

    • Electrostatic interactions
    • Forces between charged surfaces
    • Hydration forces
    • Ion specific interactions
    • Poisson-Boltzmann theory

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