Condensation of monovalent and divalent metal ions on a Langmuir monolayer
- 1 January 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review A
- Vol. 41 (2), 844-862
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.41.844
Abstract
A system that consists of a monolayer spread on a solution containing a monovalent and a divalent ion is investigated. The solution of the Poisson-Boltzmann-Stern equation for this system indicates that the metal ions segregating to the surface can be found in two distinct states. Divalent ions are chemically condensed on the monolayer, while monovalent ions are electrically attracted to it. We derive simple expressions for the charge left on the surfactant monolayer and the amount of metal ions condensed on the monolayer. These formulas reproduce very accurately (to within pro milles) the values obtained using the nonlinear Grahame equation and eliminate the need to solve that equation. That permits a simple identification of the state of the surfactant monolayer and we propose a universal condensation chart that characterizes the state of the surfactant. We further derive a chemical equilibrium equation for the surface components that has considerable range of validity. This equation requires a knowledge of the bulk concentrations only, and thus allows in many cases the identification of the state of the monolayer, avoiding the need to solve the full nonlinear Poisson-Boltzmann equation. All existing experimental results on Langmuir systems are in good agreement with the one-dimensional Poisson-Boltzmann-Stern model with no adjustable parameters. Several of these fits are presented in this work and are also mapped on the condensation chart. Our calculations point to some characteristic differences between the monovalent and the divalent ions that explain why it is possible to build Langmuir-Blodgett multilayers from divalent compensated surfactants but not from monovalent ones.Keywords
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