Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP190100788]Researchers: Alister Page (Chief Investigator) , Erica Wanless (Chief Investigator) , GRANT WEBBER (Chief Investigator) , Prof Gunther Andersson (Chief Investigator) , Vincent Craig (Chief Investigator)
Brief description Unravelling the dominant drivers of ion specificity. This project aims to understand what governs the sensitivity of many technological and biological processes to the precise nature of the salt present in solution. The term ‘ion-specific’ encompasses all the circumstances in which the influence of a salt in solution depends on the precise chemical nature of the salt, not just the electrical charge on the ions that form the salt. As such, ion-specific effects abound and have important consequences in most situations involving solutions, including cellular functions and battery technology. This project will enable us to understand and control the influence of specific ions, building on our recently described fundamental ion-specific series with colloid science experiments and quantum simulations. This project should overcome current challenges in predicting ion-specific effects leading to progress in a wide variety of applications of colloid and interface science, from sensor interfaces to self-assembly.
Funding Amount $533,038
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP190100788
- ARC : DP190100788