Issue 7, 2018

Structural definition of the BIL and DL: a new universal methodology to rationalize non-linear χ(2)(ω) SFG signals at charged interfaces, including χ(3)(ω) contributions

Abstract

This work provides unambiguous definitions from theoretical simulations of the two interfacial regions named the BIL (binding interfacial layer) and DL (diffuse layer) at charged solid/water and air/water interfaces. The BIL and DL nomenclature follows the pioneering work of Wen et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 2016, 116, 016101]. Our definitions are based on the intrinsic structural properties of water only. Knowing the BIL and DL interfacial regions, one is then able to deconvolve the χ(2)(ω) non-linear SFG (sum frequency generation) response into χ(2)BIL(ω) and χ(2)DL(ω) contributions, thus providing a detailed molecular interpretation of these signals and of the measured total SFG. We furthermore show that the χ(2)DL(ω) spectrum arises from the χ(3)(ω) non-linear third order contribution of bulk liquid water, here calculated for several charged interfaces and shown to be universal. The χ(2)DL(ω) contribution therefore has the same origin in terms of molecular normal modes at any charged interface. The molecular interpretation of χ(2)BIL(ω) is hence at the heart of the unambiguous molecular comprehension and interpretation of the measured total SFG signal at any charged interface.

Graphical abstract: Structural definition of the BIL and DL: a new universal methodology to rationalize non-linear χ(2)(ω) SFG signals at charged interfaces, including χ(3)(ω) contributions

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
07 Sep 2017
Accepted
22 Jan 2018
First published
23 Jan 2018

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018,20, 5190-5199

Structural definition of the BIL and DL: a new universal methodology to rationalize non-linear χ(2)(ω) SFG signals at charged interfaces, including χ(3)(ω) contributions

S. Pezzotti, D. R. Galimberti, Y. R. Shen and M. Gaigeot, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018, 20, 5190 DOI: 10.1039/C7CP06110B

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