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卷 18, 期 18, 页码 -出版社
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202108037
关键词
concentration valleys; electrochemical systems; electroconvection; inert cations; supporting electrolytes
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资金
- National Program in China
- Fudan University
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
This study systematically investigated the effects of supporting electrolyte on inert cations in multi-component electrolytes, revealing a new phenomenon of remote electroconvection. The visualization of the correlation between concentration valley and electroconvection was discussed, along with the underlying physical mechanisms. The study has implications for future research on multi-component electrolytes in water treatment and battery energy storage.
The electrochemical system is playing an increasingly important role in the advanced technology development for drinkable water and energy storage. While the binary electrolyte has been widely studied, such as the associated intriguing interfacial instabilities, multi-component electrolyte is by far less known. Here, based on the classic Cu|CuSO4|Cu electrochemical system, the effect of supporting electrolyte is systematically investigated by highlighting the inert cations. In an annulus microfluidic device, the suppression of a previously known electro-osmotic instability and the emergence of an array of the remote electroconvection along the azimuthal direction is found. A distinctive inert-cation concentration valley propagates radially outward at a speed limited by the electromigration velocity. Remarkably, the simultaneous visualization of spatiotemporal evolution demonstrates the correlation of the concentration valley and electroconvection at a microscopic level. The underlying physical mechanism of their correlation is discussed, and the scaling analysis agrees with experiments. This work might inspire more future work on the multi-component electrolyte, such as for the suppression of interfacial hydrodynamic instability and mitigation of dendrite growth, with the technological implications for water treatment and energy storage in batteries.
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