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Graph-theoretic microstate analysis reveals altered dynamics in common-cation mixed electrolytes

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: two-salt solution. More broadly, these data provide molecular-level evidence that anion competition in two-salt electrolytes directly shapes concentration-dependent ion aggregation, a finding relevant to properties that span conductivity in battery and electrochemical applications to solubility in industrial wastes. The graph-theoretic workflow introduced here for identifying microstates and their transitions is broadly extensible and represents a significant computational advance for studying electrolyte systems.

Source: Chemical Science

DOI: 10.1039/d6sc04361e

Authors: Yihui Wei, Trent R. Graham, Carolyn I. Pearce, Aurora E. Clark

Institutions: University of Utah, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Language: English

Topic: Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions

Subfield: Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences

Awards: G124136831, G1630445618, G2027088588, G2333961959