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We are happy to announce the second IontronicsNL symposium will be jointly organized by the IontronicsNL and UK-RFB networks.   In this event, we cover the basic science required for understanding the wide range of iontronic processes in redox-flow batteries.   We will also present the latest research results on this rapidly expanding and promising solution for sustainable electrochemical energy storage. The program consists of didactic invited lectures and research presentations from the community focused mostly on recent innovative results for Redox-Flow Batteries. Invited speakers are Marnix Wagemaker (Technical University Delft) Maria Perez-Page (University of Manchester) Jouke Dykstra (Wageningen University & Research) Kathryn Toghill (University of Lancaster) Maarten Voors (Wageningen University & Research) Rathod Suman ( IISC Bangalore ) You can register (free of charge) and/or submit your abstracts here T...

 This Recommendation was originally published at the Journal Club for Condensed Matter Physics  and reproduced here with permission of the authors.              1.       Forces between solid surface in aqueous electrolyte solutions . A.M. Smith, M. Borkovec, and G. Trefalt. Adv. Colloid. Int. Sci. 275, 102078, (2020)                        2.      Forces between Silica Particles in Isopropanol Solutions of 1:1 Electrolytes . B. Stojimirović, M. Gali, and G. Trefalt. Phys. Rev. Res. 2 , 023315 (2020) Recommended with a Commentary by: R. Podgornik, School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China and D. Andelman, School of Physics & Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, 69978 Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel Read the full commentary in  PDF format

             1.       Modeling and Experiments of Binary Electrolytesin the Presence of Diffusion, Migration, and Electro-Osmotic Flow . Haverkort, J. W. (2020).  Physical Review Applied, 14(4), 044047.                        2.        Electro-osmotic flow and the limiting current in alkaline water electrolysis . Haverkort, J. W., & Rajaei, H. (2020). Journal of Power Sources Advances, 6, 100034.  Recommended with a Commentary by Dr. ir. Willem Haverkorts, Delft University of Technology. Read the full commentary in  PDF format

           1.      Critical Knowledge Gaps in Mass Transport through Single-Digit Nanopores: A Review and Perspective Authors: Samuel Faucher, Narayana Aluru, Martin Z. Bazant, Daniel Blankschtein, Alexandra H. Brozena John Cumings, J. Pedro de Souza, Menachem Elimelech,  Razi Epsztein, John T. Fourkas, Ananth Govind Rajan, Heather J. Kulik, Amir Levy, Arun Majumdar, Charles Martin, Michael McEldrew, Rahul Prasanna Misra, Aleksandr Noy, Tuan Anh Pham, Mark Reed, Eric Schwegler, Zuzanna Siwy, YuHuang Wang, and Michael Strano,  The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ,  123 (35), 21309-21326,   DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b02178 Recommended with a Commentary by Mark Aarts, AMOLF Read the full commentary in  PDF format

           1.      A set-up for simultaneous measurement of second harmonic generation  and streaming potential and some test applications ,  Authors: Johannes L ü tzenkirchen, Tim Scharnweber, Tuan Ho, Alberto Striolo,  Marialore Sulpizi, Ahmed Abdelmonem,  Journal of colloid and interface science ,  529 , 294-305. Recommended with a Commentary by Remco Hartkamp, Delft University of Technology Read the full commentary in  PDF format

The past months have been unprecedented for many people around the world, and most were asked to work from home for long periods of time. Though of course we are happy that slowly things are improving, one positive thing did come out of the past months, which is that Maarten Biesheuvel (Wetsus) and Jouke Dykstra (Wageningen University) started writing the book they always wanted to write. The book has now over 300 pages, and is available as a pre-release free of charge from the website www.physicsofelectrochemicalprocesses.com . The book covers many of the topics related to Ionics and Iontronics, including membrane transport (electrodialysis, reverse osmosis) using 1D and 2D models, as well as the DLVW-theory for colloidal interaction, the physics of electrowetting, EDL theories (Frumkin, Donnan, GCS), bio-electrochemical processes, heat effects including electrostatic cooling, and incorporation of acid-base reactions in combined mass transport and reaction modeling. The authors ho...

           1.      Correlation Length in Concentrated Electrolytes: Insightsfrom All-Atom Molecular Dynamics Simulations ,  Authors: Samuel Coles, Chanbum Park, Rohit Nikam, Matej Kanduč, Joachim Dzubiella, Benjamin Rotenberg ,   J. Phys. Chem. B 2020, 124, 9, 1778–1786      2.      The Electrostatic Screening Length in ConcentratedElectrolytes Increases with Concentration ,  Authors: Alexander Smith, Alpha A. Lee, and Susan Perkin,  J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2016, 7, 12, 2157–2163         3.      Long-range Electrostatic Screening in Ionic Liquids ,  Authors: Matthew A. Gebbie, Howard A. Dobb, Markus Valtiner, and Jacob N. Israelachvi,  PNAS June 16, 2015 112 (24) 7432-7437 Recommended with a Commentary by MSc. Peter Cats, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Utrecht University Read the full commentary in  PDF format