Physics – Condensed Matter – Soft Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2008-07-04
Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 046104 (2008)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Soft Condensed Matter
Accepted for publication in Physical Review Letters
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.046104
It is theoretically shown that the excess liquid-liquid interfacial tension between two electrolyte solutions as a function of the ionic strength I behaves asymptotically as O(- I^0.5) for small I and as O(+- I) for large I. The former regime is dominated by the electrostatic potential due to an unequal partitioning of ions between the two liquids whereas the latter regime is related to a finite interfacial thickness. The crossover between the two asymptotic regimes depends sensitively on material parameters suggesting that, depending on the actual system under investigation, the experimentally accessible range of ionic strengths can correspond to either the small or the large ionic strength regime. In the limiting case of a liquid-gas surface where ion partitioning is absent, the image chage interaction can dominate the surface tension for small ionic strength I such that an Onsager-Samaras limiting law O(- I ln(I)) is expected. The proposed picture is consistent with more elaborate models and published measurements.
Bier Markus
Roij René van
Zwanikken Jos
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