In-plane dielectric constant and conductivity of confined water.

ABSTRACT: Water is essential for almost every aspect of life on our planet and, unsurprisingly, its properties have been studied in great detail¹. However, disproportionately little remains known about the electrical properties of interfacial and strongly confined water^2,3, in which the structure deviates from that of bulk water, becoming distinctly layered^4,5. The structural change is expected to affect the conductivity of water and particularly its polarizability, which in turn modifies intermolecular forces that play a crucial role in many physical and chemical processes^6-9. Here we use scanning dielectric microscopy (SDM)¹⁰ to probe the in-plane electrical properties of water confined between atomically flat surfaces separated by distances d

SUBMITTER: Wang R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12527945 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature