Understand ion-specific effects under nanoconfinement by multiscale models

具有相同电荷的不同类型的离子在许多离子应用中表现出不同的行为。这种所谓的离子特异性效应对于离子分离、离子传感、电化学储能、化学和生物医学过程以及许多其他工业应用至关重要。将离子限制在纳米孔中，并通过表面电位对其进行调制，可以产生新的离子特异性效应，从而实现新的应用。利用我们最近的实验发现，该项目旨在整合新的多尺度模型，以了解导电纳米多孔材料中的离子特异性效应。新模型将用于定量预测超级电容器设计中的离子特异性效应。

Different types of ions with the same charge can behave distinctively in many ionic applications. This so-called ion-specific effect is essential to ion separation, ion sensing, electrochemical energy storage, chemical and biomedical processes and many other industrial applications. Confining ions in nanopores and modulating them via surface electric potential can give rise to new ion-specific effects, enabling novel applications. Capitalising on our recent experimental discoveries, this project aims to integrate new multiscale models to understand ion-specific effects in electroconductive nanoporous materials. The new models will be used to quantitatively predict ion-specific effects in supercapacitor design.