Anomalous long-range repulsion between silica surfaces induced by density inhomogeneities in supercritical ethanol

作者:Mukai Sada atsu; Koyama Takehito; Tsujii Kaoru; Deguchi Shigeru*
来源:Soft Matter, 2014, 10(35): 6645-6650.
DOI:10.1039/c4sm00787e

摘要

Anomalous long-range repulsion, extending over several micrometres, emerged between silica surfaces around the ridge of density fluctuations in supercritical ethanol at temperatures and pressures near the gas/liquid critical point (T-c = 241 degrees C, P-c = 6.14 MPa). Analysis shows that augmentation of ethanol density around silica surfaces in the presence of density fluctuations facilitates dissociation of silanol groups, leading to long-range electrostatic repulsion in the nonpolar medium.

  • 出版日期2014