When water is present in very small amounts (much less than this droplet), it will have special properties
When water is present in very small amounts (much less than this droplet), it will have special properties
In fact, a single proton will not migrate at all
So far, many studies have been studying the transport of protons in free aqueous solutions
Hydrogen ions participate in the determination of pH
In order to change this situation, the Havenith team collaborated with researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, combining theory and experimental methods to create a small pool whose size can be precisely controlled
"Below two nanometers, proton migration is limited by the confinement effect
Havenith said that the proton would be trapped in an oscillating state that bounced back and forth along the surface of the pool, but did not move forward, resulting in no further increase in conductivity as originally expected
In addition to the size of the pool, the acid concentration also affects the proton migration behavior
"This has an impact on every system that relies on proton transmission, because the size or proton concentration of the system can cause traffic jams, such as disrupting the signal transmission process
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