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The study of ion distributions near charged surfaces holds great promise for the understanding of various biophysical processes [1–3] , such as ion and electron transfer across biomembranes and DNA condensation to name but a few, and finds natural applications in the industry, most notably in energy storage in electrochemical capacitors [4]. The study of ion distributions is a multidisciplinary field, spanning statistical mechanics, many-body physics, computer simulation, electrochemistry, and physical chemistry.

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Laanait, N. (2013). Introduction. In: Ion Correlations at Electrified Soft Matter Interfaces. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00900-1_1

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