The research aims to understand how reactive ions in electrospray microdroplets are influenced by electrical discharge processes.
Conducted experiments on ion distributions from aqueous electrospray microdroplets.
Analyzed the effects of electrical discharge on droplet-phase reactivity.
Implemented experimental controls to differentiate between discharge-driven processes and droplet reactions.
Ion distributions were significantly affected by electrical discharge processes.
Identifying discharge-driven processes was crucial for correctly assigning reaction mechanisms.
Abstract
ion distributions. These findings highlight the importance of experimental controls that distinguish discharge-driven processes from droplet-phase reactivity when assigning reaction mechanisms.