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Anomalous water penetration in Al3+ dissolution
Minwoo Kim, Seungtae Kim, Changbong Hyeon, Ji Woong Yu*, Siyoung Q. Choi*, Won Bo Lee* (Co-corresponding author)
Dissolution
Abstract
Molecular simulations of Al3+ dissolution show that water penetrates the ionic coordination shell through an anomalous route: the sixth water molecule enters from beyond the nearest solvation shell, guided by coordinated motion of the existing ligands.