Yiming Sui, Alexis Scida, Bo Li, Cheng Chen, Yanke Fu, Yanzhao Fang, Peter Alex Greaney, Tomas Osborn Popp, De-En Jiang, Chong Fang, Xiulei Ji
The electrochemical stability window of water is known to vary with the type and concentration of dissolved salts. However, the underlying influence of ions on the thermodynamic stability of aqueous solutions has not been fully understood. Here, we investigated the electrolytic behaviors of aqueous electrolytes as a function of different ions. Our findings indicate that ions with high ionic potential, i.e., charge density, promote the formation of their respective hydration structures, enhancing electrolytic reactions via an inductive effect, particularly for small cations...
March 17, 2024: Angewandte Chemie