Field evaporation of doubly charged ions from a polar liquid

Abstract

The effect of charge on field evaporation of ions from polar liquids is considered. Using the electromembrane ion source, we performed mass-spectral analysis of field evaporation of ions from the solution of sodium sulfate in a water-glycerol mixture. The composition of doubly charged cluster ions in the field evaporation from glycerol is determined. The rates of the field evaporation of doubly charged ions and singly charged ions are compared. It is shown that the ion charge as well as its localization considerably influences the efficiency of field evaporation of ions from polar liquids.