Structural analysis of electrolyte solutions confined in mesoporous silica

The goal of this project is to characterize the silica nanocylinders filled with water and ions having various chaotropic and kosmotropic properties with total X-ray scattering coupled with Pair Distribution Function (PDF) analysis as well as appropriate modelling. The results will give structural information such as the density profile within the pores and enabling a better fundamental understanding of the structural properties of water confined in the presence of ions in nanoconfinement.