Electrostatic effects on ligand-assisted transfer of metals to (bio)accumulating interfaces and metal complexes (bioavai)lability University of Antwerp
The electric charge at a reactive interface influences the diffusion rate of ionic species towards the interface as well as their local concentration profiles. For metal ions (M) and their complexes (ML) formed with ligands (L), the interfacial electric field at a metal-consuming interface will lead to coupling between reaction layer and electric Debye layer, interfacial polarization of species concentrations and, thereby, so-far unexplored ...