Ionic Dispersion Forces in Physical Chemistry: Implications for pH, Electrochemistry, Nanoparticle Formation and Organic Synthesis

我们目前对溶液中带电系统的理解存在严重缺陷。现有的理论不具有预测性，主要是因为它们完全集中在静电学上。这项提议旨在通过将以前被忽视的分散部队的影响纳入一些问题来部分纠正这一问题。这些作用力导致了下列体系中的许多行为：电解液理论；电化学、pH和缓冲液；有机化学中的自能效应；沸石和纳米颗粒的合成。主要成果将是这些系统的准确和预测性理论。

Our current understanding of charged systems in solution is deeply flawed . Existing theories are not predictive, mainly because they concentrate entirely on electrostatics. This proposal aims to partially rectify this by including the effects of previously neglected dispersion forces in a number of problems. These forces are responsible for much of the behaviour seen in the following systems: the theory of electrolytes; electrochemistry pH and buffers; self energy effects in organic chemistry; and zeolite and nano-particle synthesis. The main outcome will be accurate and predictive theories for these systems.