Wave mechanics in an ionic liquid mixture

• DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2402.17480
• Publication Date: 2024-02-27
• Authors: T. Groves; Susan Perkin
• Keywords: Wave mechanics

Experimental measurements of interactions in ionic liquids and concentrated electrolytes over the past decade or so have revealed simultaneous monotonic oscillatory decay modes. These observations been hard to interpret using classical theories, which typically allow for just one electrostatic mode electrolytes. Meanwhile, substantial progress theoretical description dielectric response ion correlations has illuminated deep connection between density charge multiplicity modes characterising a liquid electrolyte. The challenge front us is build connections expressions pair correlation functions directly measured free energy interaction macroscopic surfaces experiments. Towards this aim, we here present analysis bodies across fluid mixture two widely diverging size. forces mixtures are significantly more complex than either pure liquids, but can be fitted superposition with parameters matching those liquids. We discuss empirical finding, hints at kind wave mechanics matter.