![(a) Cartoon of di(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid (DEHPA) ligands assembled into an aggregate by Co2+ ions and water being probed by intense laser pulses to selectively report on the buried liquid/liquid interface in situ. The assembly kinetics (b) and quantities related to the surface potential are mapped in time with vibrational sum frequency generation spectroscopy (vSFG) for the first time to show how the interface transforms during an extraction to form micellar structures found in the bulk.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2020-07/Picture10.png?h=51da842a&itok=LN_ETup2)
The elusive interfacial chemistry underlying solvent extraction has been mapped in real time using nonlinear laser spectroscopy
The elusive interfacial chemistry underlying solvent extraction has been mapped in real time using nonlinear laser spectroscopy
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