Orientational ordering in nano-confined polar liquids

K Pivnic, JP de Souza, AA Kornyshev, M Urbakh… - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
K Pivnic, JP de Souza, AA Kornyshev, M Urbakh, MZ Bazant
Nano Letters, 2023ACS Publications
Water and other polar liquids exhibit nanoscale structuring near charged interfaces. When a
polar liquid is confined between two charged surfaces, the interfacial solvent layers begin to
overlap, resulting in solvation forces. Here, we perform molecular dynamics simulations of
polar liquids with different dielectric constants and molecular shapes and sizes confined
between charged surfaces, demonstrating strong orientational ordering in the nanoconfined
liquids. To rationalize the observed structures, we apply a coarse-grained continuum theory …
Water and other polar liquids exhibit nanoscale structuring near charged interfaces. When a polar liquid is confined between two charged surfaces, the interfacial solvent layers begin to overlap, resulting in solvation forces. Here, we perform molecular dynamics simulations of polar liquids with different dielectric constants and molecular shapes and sizes confined between charged surfaces, demonstrating strong orientational ordering in the nanoconfined liquids. To rationalize the observed structures, we apply a coarse-grained continuum theory that captures the orientational ordering and solvation forces of those liquids. Our findings reveal the subtle behavior of different nanoconfined polar liquids and establish a simple law for the decay length of the interfacial orientations of the solvents, which depends on their molecular size and polarity. These insights shed light on the nature of solvation forces, which are important in colloid and membrane science, scanning probe microscopy, and nano-electrochemistry.
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