Solvation dynamics of electron–metal cation contact pairs in LiCl aqueous solutions
In this study, the dynamics of the solvation of (Li<sup>+</sup>-electron) pairs were investigated in LiCl water solutions at concentrations ranging from 2 to 14.6 M. The dynamics of contact pair solvation were observed experimentally for the first time using picosecond electron radiolysis. We observed a clear concentration-dependent increase in electron solvation time - from 10.6 ps at a LiCl concentration of 3.5 M to 17.3 ps at 14.6 M. We provide a mechanistic description of how metal cations influence this solvation.
Authors
- Mehran Mostafavi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4510-8272)
- Sergey A. Denisov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7881-1979)
- Denis Dobrovolskii (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0469-9528)
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
- Laboratoire de Chimie Physique (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cp01480h
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Ionic liquids properties and applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39