Dependence of Capacitance of Metal-Molten Salt Interface on Local Density Profiles Near Electrode

The mean spherical approximation applied to a metal-molten salt interface is generalized to take further account of the local density profiles near the electrode. The temperature dependence of the differential capacitance is shown to arise, in large measure from such local structure. However, the hard wall assumption for the electrode is retained and this must be kept in mind in comparing our model results with experiment.