Hydration Structure and Intermolecular Interaction in Polyelectrolytes

Abstract

Abstract In hydration, the intermolecular interaction is of decisive importance, since the ions modify the properties of the hydration water molecules, and the water molecules in turn have a strong influence on the interaction between the ions. These processes can be studied in detail with the aid of IR spectroscopy, which in addition provides a picture of the hydration structure. IR spectroscopy also shows that the excess protons are in energy bands and allows the detection of the proton dispersion forces acting between tunneling protons. The results of IR studies on polyelectrolytes contribute to our understanding of the many biological processes that depend on the behavior of ions.