화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Vol.436, 99-110, 2014
Structure of the electrical double layer at aqueous gold and silver interfaces for saline solutions
We report the structure of the electrical double layer, determined from molecular dynamics simulations, for a range of saline solutions (NaCl, KCl, MgCl2 and CaCl2) at both 0.16 and 0.60 mol kg(-1) on different facets of the gold and silver aqueous interfaces. We consider the Au/Ag(111), native Au/Ag(100) and reconstructed Au(100)(5 x 1) facets. For a given combination of metallic surface and facet, some variations in density profile are apparent across the different cations in solution, with the corresponding chloride counterion profiles remaining broadly invariant. All density profiles at the higher concentration are predicted to be very similar to their low-concentration counterparts. We find that each electrolyte responds differently to the different metallic surface and facets, particularly those of the divalent metal ions. Our findings reveal marked differences in density profiles between facets for a given metallic interface for both Mg2+ and Ca2+, with Na+ and K+ showing much less distinction. Mg2+ was the only ion for which we find evidence of materials-dependent differences in interfacial solution structuring between the Ag and Au. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.