The structure of water near a synthetic clay surface, Laponite, is probed experimentally by total neutron scattering, in both liquid and arrested states. It is shown that the crystalline structure of the Laponite platelets and their charge distribution determine polarization of the closest water layers, with a local density higher than that of bulk water. Interestingly these layers show long range order in the plane parallel to the Laponite surface, while no indication of strong hydrogen bonding between water and Laponite is found. © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

The structure of water near a charged crystalline surface

Tudisca V;Angelini R;Ruzicka B;
2015

Abstract

The structure of water near a synthetic clay surface, Laponite, is probed experimentally by total neutron scattering, in both liquid and arrested states. It is shown that the crystalline structure of the Laponite platelets and their charge distribution determine polarization of the closest water layers, with a local density higher than that of bulk water. Interestingly these layers show long range order in the plane parallel to the Laponite surface, while no indication of strong hydrogen bonding between water and Laponite is found. © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
2015
Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici - IPCF
Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi - ISC
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Neutron spectroscopy
Water
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