Beyond Millikan: the dynamics of charging events on individual colloidal particles |
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Authors: | Beunis Filip Strubbe Filip Neyts Kristiaan Petrov Dmitri |
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Affiliation: | Ghent University-Electronics and Information Systems, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, 9000 Ghent, Belgium. |
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Abstract: | By measuring the stable charge on oil drops in air, Millikan demonstrated the discrete nature of electric charge. We extend his approach to the charge on solid-liquid interfaces, and focus on the dynamics of the discrete fluctuations. Our measurements are accurate and fast enough to observe changes of one elementary charge. Experiments over thousands of seconds yield information about the fast dynamics of electrochemical reactions, relevant for physicochemical and biological systems. As an example, we study (dis)charging processes on colloidal particles in a nonpolar liquid. |
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