Double layer (surface science)
AQUEOUS LAYER ENRICHED WITH IONS OF OPPOSITE CHARGE TO THAT CARRIED BY A SOLID SURFACE TO MAINTAIN ELECTRONEUTRALITY IN SOLUTION
Electrical double layer; Stern layer; Electric double layer; Helmholtz double layer; Slipping plane; Diffuse layer; Stern potential; Electric surface potential; Double layer (electrode); Double Layer (interfacial); Double Layer (electrode); Electrochemical double layer; Helmholtz electric double layer; Helmholtz layer; Debye screening length; Double layer (interfacial); Interfacial double layer; Diffuse double layer
A double layer (DL, also called an electrical double layer, EDL) is a structure that appears on the surface of an object when it is exposed to a fluid. The object might be a solid particle, a gas bubble, a liquid droplet, or a porous body.